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Hardback. Focusing on research representing different types of European welfare states, including the Scandinavian and the Continental, this collection provides new insights about current welfare professions. Editor(s): Blom, Bjorn; Evertsson, Lars; Perlinski, Marek. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447327196
- ISBN
- 9781447327196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
Paperback. The essays in this volume formulate what is considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society. The volume starts with an examination of the modern European philosophical and scientific tradition notably the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl. Translator(s): Schreiber, Elliott; Behnke, Kerstin; O'Neil, Joseph. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741231
- ISBN
- 9780804741231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475627
- ISBN
- 9780801475627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. This volume seeks to develop processual understandings of how novelty emerges in the processes of organizing by drawing on scholarship from a diverse range of perspectives. The volume covers creativity, improvisation, invention, entrepreneurship, and innovation in organizations. Editor(s): Garud, Raghu; Simpson, Barbara; Langley, Ann; Tsoukas, Haridimos. Series: Perspectives on Process Organization Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJC; KJD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728313
- ISBN
- 9780198728313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.05
€ 176.05
Paperback.
The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty-first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social implications of those practices. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662299
- ISBN
- 9780745662299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.81
€ 40.99
€ 40.81
Paperback. This book is about the rise of digital labor. Companies like Uber, 99Designs, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and CrowdFlower promise autonomy, choice, and flexibility. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653570
- ISBN
- 9780745653570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.64
€ 24.64
Paperback. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138100077
- ISBN
- 9781138100077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.47
€ 57.47
Paperback. For the second edition of this work, James Watson has added a new chapter on "McDonald's as Political Target," as well as reflections on the dark side of globalism. Editor(s): Watson, James. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749893
- ISBN
- 9780804749893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. This textbook is an invaluable comprehensive guide to all of the major measures of health and quality of life. BIC Classification: JHBC; MBNH; MBNS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335261949
- ISBN
- 9780335261949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Hardback. Uncovering the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies, this book examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored his work. It exposes the economic and political factors that marginalized the contributions of Du Bois. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276352
- ISBN
- 9780520276352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.04
€ 40.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate life's troublesome transitions. This book covers the significant life events of birth, initiation, marriage, and death. It explores innovative rites for important events such as beginning school, same-sex commitment ceremonies, abortion, serious illness, divorce, and retirement. Series: Life Passages S. Num Pages: 393 pages, 6 figures, 7 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: HRLF; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520. Re-Inventing Rites of Passage. Series: Life Passages S. 393 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 6 line illustrations. Illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate life's troublesome transitions. This book covers the significant life events of birth, initiation, marriage, and death. It explores innovative rites for important events such as beginning school, same-sex commitment ceremonies, abortion, serious illness, divorce, and retirement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRLF; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 26. Weight: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 393
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236752
- ISBN
- 9780520236752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. A Clever, innovative book which makes an important contribution to social theory and social policy. An effective introduction it covers core themes and demonstrates exactly how our everyday life is defined by the rise, change and collapse of social practices. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857020437
- ISBN
- 9780857020437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.32
€ 49.99
€ 47.32
Paperback. Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSC; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335995
- ISBN
- 9780745335995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.78
€ 33.99
€ 22.78
Paperback. This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in the field from the second half of the twentieth century, it enables readers to appreciate the art of different cultures at different times. Editor(s): Morphy, Howard; Perkins, Morgan. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages, 239 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105620
- ISBN
- 9781405105620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Paperback. This useful guide to the often bewildering world of experimental design and statistics provides a complete map of the entire process, from the initial idea, through the refining of your research question and the actual design of the experiment, to statistical procedure and writing up your results. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761973836
- ISBN
- 9780761973836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.27
€ 53.99
€ 51.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190231897
- ISBN
- 9780190231897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00
€ 28.00
Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478055
- ISBN
- 9780801478055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Presents a range of research on various aspects of thinking and reasoning. This title draws on a variety of approaches but locates its subject matter squarely within the theoretical framework of modern cognitive psychology and cognitive science. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 645. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- KOC0011449
- ISBN
- 9780631170037
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361015
- ISBN
- 9780822361015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Aimed at helping research students, working full- or part-time in the social sciences, to be as effective as possible in the pursuit of their degrees. Organized in three parts, the book discusses how to undertake a research degree, study and research skills and strategic approaches to research. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham; Skinner, Chris. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850009368
- ISBN
- 9781850009368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.97
€ 83.97
Paperback. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and firsthand research, this title probes the unobserved moments in our daily lives - waiting for a bus, daydreaming by the window, performing a routine task - and illuminates these 'empty' times as full of significance. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. 280 pages. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and firsthand research, this title probes the unobserved moments in our daily lives - waiting for a bus, daydreaming by the window, performing a routine task - and illuminates these 'empty' times as full of significance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262638
- ISBN
- 9780520262638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. The first full-length account of Scotland's major change from burial to cremation Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906566791
- ISBN
- 9781906566791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008220563
- ISBN
- 9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. This volume brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748771
- ISBN
- 9780226748771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41