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Paperback. Is it true that religion is weakening in modern times or are we facing religious resurgence? What is fundamentalism? This book addresses such questions. It provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life. It features several illustrations and examples, which are taken from various religious traditions. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754656586
ISBN
9780754656586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598741230
ISBN
9781598741230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335218509
ISBN
9780335218509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. Does disgust bring order and meaning to lives? Does it help to animate the world, and make it a more dangerous, magical and exciting place? The author analyzes the world of disgust and makes these points, arguing that disgust and contempt play roles in creating and maintaining social hierarchy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031555
ISBN
9780674031555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Har/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606928202
ISBN
9781606928202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.35
€ 94.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press Denmark
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763002523
ISBN
9788763002523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487519964
ISBN
9781487519964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.89

Paperback. Cancer can kill: this fact makes it concrete. Still, it's a devious knave. Nearly every American will experience it up-close and all too personally, wondering why the billions of research dollars thrown at the word haven't exterminated it from the English language. This title deals with this cancer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
309
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276574
ISBN
9780520276574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Demystifying evaluation is an accessible introductory guide explaining the options open to evaluators and how to make appropriate choices of research methods and covering issues such as managing expectations of evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods, engaging stakeholders and providing action-orientated approaches to help end-users. Series: Social Research Association Shorts. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447333906
ISBN
9781447333906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724101
ISBN
9780814724101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526403520
ISBN
9781526403520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.56

Paperback. Focuses on social science research methods. This title contains a section on planning a research project that includes chapters on the need for social science research in conservation, defining a research topic, methodology, and sampling. It also focuses on practical issues in carrying out fieldwork with local communities. Num Pages: 400 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white tables, 7 black & white halftones, 47 bl. BIC Classification: JHBC; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
422
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415457927
ISBN
9780415457927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.10

Paperback. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Translator(s): Bing, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth. 360 pages, Ill. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight: 510. Translator(s): Bing, Peter.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520058750
ISBN
9780520058750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HRQM; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235510
ISBN
9781922235510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. In The Anthropology of Politics: A Reader in Ethnography, Theory and Critique, editor Joan Vincent offers her readers a selection of classic and contemporary articles on the anthropology of politics. Her introduction, headnotes, and suggested readings make this an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and instructors alike. Editor(s): Vincent, Joan. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 488 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224402
ISBN
9780631224402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback. The authors of this text cover the practical, technical and theoretical aspects of documentary filming, from fundraising to exhibition. It discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that may hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved. Num Pages: 570 pages, 82. BIC Classification: AJG; AJR; JHM; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520087606
ISBN
9780520087606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. New edition of this classic work which asks: How do objects that are of little worth or worth nothing become valuable? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399782
ISBN
9780745399782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. * A new book by one of the world s leading anthropologists and a leading figure in the study of material culture. * Brings together Miller s key writings on consumption, consumer capitalism and related topics. * The sequel to Miller s highly successful Stuff. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Polity
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661087
ISBN
9780745661087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.93

Hardback. Presents a collection of comparative studies of civil society around two main issues: the comparison and analysis of civil society regimes in relation to different constructions of citizenship and welfare states and the role of civil society in governance and active participation of citizens. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849506076
ISBN
9781849506076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.89

Paperback. Takes on the 'obesity epidemic,' challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. This title examines fatness and its relationship to health outcomes to ask if our efforts to prevent 'obesity' are sensible, efficacious, or ethical. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB; MMZF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266254
ISBN
9780520266254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

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