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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Music and dance play a central role in the 'healing arts' of the Senoi Temiar, a group of hunters and horticulturalists dwelling in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. This title shows how the sounds and gestures of music and dance acquire a potency that can transform thoughts, emotions, and bodies. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 278 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9; JHM; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082816
- ISBN
- 9780520082816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283862
- ISBN
- 9780520283862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310471
- ISBN
- 9781447310471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.79
€ 105.79
Paperback. Volume 1 examines interrelations between sources of power from neolithic times up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788. 574 pages. Volume 1 examines interrelations between sources of power from neolithic times up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; JHBA. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 32. Weight: 778.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 574
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107635975
- ISBN
- 9781107635975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.10
€ 46.99
€ 44.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007597475
- ISBN
- 9780007597475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.35
€ 44.99
€ 40.35
Paperback. Target success in sociology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 298 x 17. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471882654
- ISBN
- 9781471882654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.10
€ 26.10
Paperback. Analyzes the social side of technological risk. This book argues that the conventional engineering approach to ensuring safety - building in more warnings and safeguards - fails because systems complexity makes failures inevitable. It asserts that typical precautions, by adding to complexity, may help create new categories of accidents. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JH; KNXC; TGPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004129
- ISBN
- 9780691004129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.21
€ 46.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138675155
- ISBN
- 9781138675155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.13
€ 59.13
Paperback. In an era of skyrocketing tuition and concern over whether college is worth it, this is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful expose of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it." Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088023
- ISBN
- 9780674088023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.66
€ 27.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. As more and more women in the developed world choose to remain childless, father and son Laurie and Matthew Taylor talk to parents, prospective parents and the child-free in an attempt to understand the growing sense in today's society that there is no longer any point in having children. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KNW0010625
- ISBN
- 9781904095255
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTG; JFSR2; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164441
- ISBN
- 9780691164441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.89
€ 59.52
€ 46.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415576864
- ISBN
- 9780415576864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. 7 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173924
- ISBN
- 9780691173924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. * A new book by one of the most original and brilliant social thinkers of our time. * Extends and develops some of the key themes in other Bauman titles, namely what it is like to live in a time of 'liquid modernity', identity, culture and consumerism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635156
- ISBN
- 9780745635156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.74
€ 22.74
Paperback. Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is governed . Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 323 x 2. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361919
- ISBN
- 9781444361919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.98
€ 34.98
Paperback. Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with tolerance and imagination. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 97 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 97
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112659
- ISBN
- 9780231112659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 372 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480775
- ISBN
- 9780801480775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.88
€ 36.99
€ 32.88
Paperback. The first critical study of Disney films. Editor(s): Bell, Elizabeth; Haas, Lynda; Sells, Laura. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209788
- ISBN
- 9780253209788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Hardback. A radical call for solidarity between humans and non-humans Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786631329
- ISBN
- 9781786631329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.76
€ 26.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. Sex and sexuality are important to consider in psychotherapy, psychology, counselling and health provision across a variety of contexts and are relevant to clinicians and therapists working in health and mental health settings as well as in specialist services such as sexual and reproductive health and HIV. This book examines issues of sexuality. Editor(s): Butler, Catherine; O'Donovan, Amanda; Shaw, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white tables, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN2; JMU; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415448093
- ISBN
- 9780415448093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.47
€ 47.47