Sociology & anthropology
Results 6169 - 6192 of 9379
Sociology & anthropology
paperback. This tribe of South Dakota has met the challenge of living in the 20th century by expressing religion and beliefs in a cultural style that mixes tradition and Christian influence with western technology. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780030574382
- ISBN
- 9780030574382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.19
€ 90.19
paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; JM; JP; KC; RG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780136030409
- ISBN
- 9780136030409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 206.25
€ 206.25
paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780155063860
- ISBN
- 9780155063860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.56
€ 87.56
paperback. This book focuses on middle-class urban women as participants in new forms of consumer culture. Abelson argues that in the interest of concealing the darker side of consumerism, women of the middle class, but not those of the working class, were allowed to shoplift and lead incapacitating illness--kleptomania. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195071429
- ISBN
- 9780195071429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.26
€ 104.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, figures & tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195330717
- ISBN
- 9780195330717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.32
€ 149.32
paperback. Re-interpreting Durkheim's theory of the sacred, this book sets out a theory of the sacred for use across a range of humanities and social science disciplines and draws on contemporary case study material to show how sacred forms-whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise-continue to shape social life in the modern world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; HRCR; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 252 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705215
- ISBN
- 9780198705215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.73
€ 44.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Zinn, Jens O. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFD; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199285969
- ISBN
- 9780199285969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.68
€ 82.68
Paperback. Eviatar Zerubavel casts a critical eye on how we trace our past-individually and collectively-arguing that rather than simply find out who our ancestors are from genetics or history, we actually create the stories that make them our ancestors. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199336043
- ISBN
- 9780199336043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67
Robert Geraci argues that virtual worlds and video games have become a locus for the satisfaction of religious needs, providing many users with communities, a meaningful experience of history and human activity, and a sense of transcendence. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHB; UDBV; UYV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199344697
- ISBN
- 9780199344697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Social Justice Approach to Survey Design and Analysis
Cornelius, Llewellyn Joseph; Harrington, Donn...
Paperback. A Social Justice Approach to Survey Design and Analysis is written for anyone interested in conducting research. It draws on current discussions regarding social justice to provide a framework for researchers to use to engage in social justice research and to evolve as social justice practitioners. Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739301
- ISBN
- 9780199739301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.25
€ 80.25
Paperback. This volume presents both sides of the debate over whether same-sex marriage should be legalized. Series: Point/Counterpoint. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSK; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199756315
- ISBN
- 9780199756315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
paperback. The Frontier of Leisure examines the centrality of leisure to the history of Southern California, and how the region's tourist resorts and residential recreation influenced the nation, from ranch houses and the landscape of postwar suburbia to relations of labor and race, and the place of nature in everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Usa United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199891924
- ISBN
- 9780199891924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Theory and Practice
Lesser, Joan Granucci; Pope, Donna Saia
paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 28. Weight in Grams: 837.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205792740
- ISBN
- 9780205792740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 209.37
€ 209.37
Paperback. How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children? Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In Guaja animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life-especially monkeys-have souls and are woven into a comprehensive kinship system. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFSL9; JHMP; PSAF; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125253
- ISBN
- 9780231125253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
paperback. Presenting everyday stories on subjects such as deities, ascetics, cats, and cooking, this book shows that the study of oral narrative and performance is essential to ethical inquiry. It builds on the author's research in the famous Hindu pilgrimage town of Sringeri, Karnataka, in southwestern India. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231139212
- ISBN
- 9780231139212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.05
€ 41.05
Paperback. This is an account of the complex political, legal and social history of the Chippewa's struggle for justice, which should appeal to both the general public and serious scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 line illustrations, 26 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299930226
- ISBN
- 9780299930226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.45
€ 38.45
hardcover. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead. Series: American Popular Culture Through History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313312991
- ISBN
- 9780313312991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.61
€ 84.61
hardcover. After more than a decade of reunification, this fresh update judiciously surveys the German way of life in an historical context. Series: Cultures and Customs of the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HB; JFC; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313322037
- ISBN
- 9780313322037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Paperback. Orientalism, the theory and practice of representing 'the Orient' in European thought, is a controversial and a problematic concept. This book provides a concise text on the evolution and development of the theory of orientalism, the practice of orientalism in history, and its persistence and reformulation. Series: Concepts in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index,. BIC Classification: ACV; JFC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335202065
- ISBN
- 9780335202065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.55
€ 48.55
Paperback. A clear, balanced, contemporary look at how relationships work, from leading researchers in the field. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5; VFVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393920239
- ISBN
- 9780393920239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.67
€ 142.67
paperback. An examination of the relationship of overseas Japanese and their descendents (Nikkei) with their home and host nations, focusing on their political, social and economic struggles. The authors suggest some of the ways in which diasporas are transforming global society today. Editor(s): Adachi, Nobuko. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415497459
- ISBN
- 9780415497459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.39
€ 84.39
paperback. Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415872584
- ISBN
- 9780415872584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. Names We Call Home includes autobiographical essays, poetry and interviews to highlight the historical, social and cultural influences that inform racial identity. Editor(s): Thompson, Becky; Tyagi, Sangeeta. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415911627
- ISBN
- 9780415911627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.73
€ 84.73
Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218307
- ISBN
- 9780520218307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.61
€ 45.61