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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Num Pages: 371 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHBK; JHBL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228184
- ISBN
- 9780520228184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: FA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385055499
- ISBN
- 9780385055499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.07
€ 18.99
€ 14.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; JHBF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 93. 8vo .Some minor shelfwear otherwise a good copy. Signed and inscribed by the Author
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OxfordPoets
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0280724
- ISBN
- 9781903039632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; JHBF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 93 61pp. The Oxford Poets Series. Keywords: Irish poetry
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- OxfordPoets
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KHS1010555
- ISBN
- 9781903039632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Work: love it or hate it, it's an all-consuming part of our society, it's changing fast, and the impact on our working lives will be extraordinary. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KJWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007525850
- ISBN
- 9780007525850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFSP31; JHBK; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364829
- ISBN
- 9781559364829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.96
€ 15.99
€ 13.96
paperback. This volume provides an ethnographic account of courtship, marriage and family life among the people of the Trobriand Islands. Num Pages: 654 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415606523
- ISBN
- 9780415606523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. A book that rigorously interrogates the language of body politics in the context of neo-colonialist domination Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218940
- ISBN
- 9780253218940
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.91
€ 25.99
€ 23.91
Paperback. Presents facts about what Americans think and feel about sex, including: more men than women turn down sex because of stress; men are more willing to wait until marriage before copulating than women; 64 per cent of Americans have sex at least once a week; missionary is the preferred position (go figure); and, more. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616084196
- ISBN
- 9781616084196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.94
€ 14.99
€ 14.94
paperback. Most would agree that American culture in the 1980s differed dramatically from that of the 1960s. Yet the 1970s is still thought of as a cultural wasteland. This text debunks this notion by examining a wide range of political and cultural phenomena. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822321668
- ISBN
- 9780822321668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.67
€ 42.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088917
- ISBN
- 9780674088917
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.71
€ 31.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Identifies and explores the seven physiological life processes and how they relate to the healthy development of children. Translator(s): Kuettel, Nina. Num Pages: 180 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936849345
- ISBN
- 9781936849345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pocket Books New York
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684839295
- ISBN
- 9780684839295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.77
€ 21.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731041
- ISBN
- 9780415731041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Paperback. In work, as in other areas of life, it is not always clear what standards we are being judged by or how our worth is being determined. Drawing on the notion that "perplexing situations" provide opportunities for innovative inquiry, this title argues that the dissonance of diverse principles can lead to discovery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152486
- ISBN
- 9780691152486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Activist, journalist, and theorist, Eqbal Ahmad (1934-1999) was admired and consulted by revolutionaries and activists as well as policymakers and academics. This work collects his writings. It reflects his distinct understanding of world politics, as well as his profound sense of empathy for those living in poverty and oppression. Editor(s): Bengelsdorf, Carollee; Cerullo, Margaret; Chandrani, Yogesh. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127110
- ISBN
- 9780231127110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.88
€ 46.99
€ 33.88
Hardcover. Explores the lives and work of fifteen black labor historians and social scientists as seen through the prisms of gender, class, and time. This biography offers portraits of these seminal figures, following them through their educations, their often groundbreaking work in economic and labor studies, and their invaluable public advocacy. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925509
- ISBN
- 9780813925509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Paperback. For many women around the world, their greatest risk of HIV infection comes from having sex with the very person with whom they are supposed to have sex: their spouse. This title situates marital HIV risk within an exploration of marital and extramarital sexuality in five diverse settings: Mexico, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK5; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516831
- ISBN
- 9780826516831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.81
€ 51.81
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€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. A capacious and synthetic historical investigation, The Secret History of Domesticity exemplifies how the methods of literary interpretation and historical analysis can inform and enrich one another. Num Pages: 904 pages, 97, 2 black & white halftones, 84 black & white line drawings, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885402
- ISBN
- 9780801885402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.16
€ 55.16