Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects? Exploring a range of fields including public health, information technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323050
- ISBN
- 9781349323050
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour forwards a new typology of vandalism. The authors argue that in order to fully understand vandalism and anti-social behaviour, a culturally criminological perspective should be fostered, which accounts for the emotional and experiential aspects of crime. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349368778
- ISBN
- 9781349368778
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Condition: New
€ 126.86
€ 126.86
Paperback. Series: Topics in Current Chemistry. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662157923
- ISBN
- 9783662157923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.41
€ 126.41
Paperback. Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized everyone in the city, to the testimony of a doctor who presided over the exhumation and dissection of a graveyard full of Serbian vampires. Num Pages: 244 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164817
- ISBN
- 9780300164817
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857850751
- ISBN
- 9780857850751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Universities are increasingly taking an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations but they, their funders and institutions struggle to articulate the value of this work. This book addresses the key challenges in collaborative research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Editor(s): Facer, Keri; Pahl, Kate. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331629
- ISBN
- 9781447331629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.59
€ 37.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. The nature of education changes with society. Today's shifting populations, as well as developments in gender relations, have raised issues of values, human rights and the role of religion in education which scholars from around the world discuss in this book. Editor(s): Sporre, Karin; Mannberg, Jan. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JNLR; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798236
- ISBN
- 9789400798236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. The nature of education changes with society. Today's shifting populations, as well as developments in gender relations, have raised issues of values, human rights and the role of religion in education which scholars from around the world discuss in this book. Editor(s): Sporre, Karin; Mannberg, Jan. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JNA; YQR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196272
- ISBN
- 9789048196272
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Condition: New
€ 131.06
€ 131.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HAU United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780986132575
- ISBN
- 9780986132575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Amsterdam, 2010. Num Pages: 150 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531172996
- ISBN
- 9783531172996
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Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Whitehead, Jean; Telfer, Hamish; Lambert, John. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBS; WS; WSDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415533065
- ISBN
- 9780415533065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.67
€ 217.67
Paperback. This timely and thought-provoking collection of writings considers values in crime theory, criminal justice and research practice, uncovering the many different 'sides' that criminologists, policy makers and researchers take. Editor(s): Cowburn, Malcolm; Senior, Paul; Duggan, Marian; Robinson, Anne. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBA; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300366
- ISBN
- 9781447300366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.37
€ 43.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488160
- ISBN
- 9780801488160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. Editor(s): Aaron, Henry J.; Mann, Thomas E.; Taylor, Timothy T. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815700555
- ISBN
- 9780815700555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.16
€ 35.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Altmeppen, Klaus-Dieter; Hollifield, C. Ann; Van Loon, Joost (Nottingham Trent University). Series: Media Business and Innovation. Num Pages: 245 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HPQ; JFD; JHB; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319510064
- ISBN
- 9783319510064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.45
€ 161.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065912
- ISBN
- 9780472065912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Value and Virtue in Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective
. Ed(S): de Vries, Michiel S; Kim, P
paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and the public interest. Editor(s): De Vries, Michiel S; Kim, P. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349314546
- ISBN
- 9781349314546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471575078
- ISBN
- 9780471575078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.77
€ 41.99
€ 32.77
Hardback. This text provides a historical geography of "forgotten California", the portion of the Great Central Valley north of Sacramento. It is structured around four themes - the environment, people, economy and landscape - which illustrate the growth and ethnic diversity of this region of North America. Num Pages: 332 pages, maps, graphs, tables, sketches, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682850
- ISBN
- 9780847682850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.24
€ 191.24
Hardcover. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Southern Denmark
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384669
- ISBN
- 9788778384669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Hardcover. Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential and the problems of our familiar ways of relating to environment, nature, and place Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992730
- ISBN
- 9780295992730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Hardcover. This book is the first full-length study of utopianism in eighteenth-century Ireland. It reveals that a distinct utopianism emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century based on the improving visions of the Dublin Society Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Ireland
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051688
- ISBN
- 9781782051688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardback. Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231962
- ISBN
- 9780230231962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Paperback. Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231979
- ISBN
- 9780230231979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.38
€ 193.38