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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Intrigued by reports of poverty and despair within America's white-collar corporate workforce, the author decided to infiltrate their world as an undercover reporter, and learn about the problems facing middle-class executives. Her story is funny, and delivers a warning about the future that faces corporate employees everywhere. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0011262
ISBN
9781862078970
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Madness and Responsibility in Modern Greece. 344 pages, 5 photographs, 1 map. As part of the agreement for Greece to join the European Union, the country had to undertake a massive psychiatric reform, moving patients out of custodial hospitals and returning them to the community to be treated as outpatients. This title shows how this played out at the edge of the nation, in the border region of Thrace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHMP; JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 12. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351061
ISBN
9780822351061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardback. As part of the agreement for Greece to join the EU, the country had to undertake a massive psychiatric reform, moving patients out of custodial hospitals and returning them to the community to be treated as outpatients. In this subtle ethnography, Elizabeth Davis shows how this played out at the edge of the nation, in the border region of Thrace. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHMP; JKS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350934
ISBN
9780822350934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. Uncovering the verbal and nonverbal patterns in the bearing of news on everyday conversations, as well as hospitals and other settings, Maynard shows how people give and receive good or bad news, how they come to realize the news and share it with others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones, 2 charts, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511955
ISBN
9780226511955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Tracing the evolution of each of the bad habits, this title shows how liquor control boards encouraged the consumption of alcohol; how alcoholic beverage producers got their workers deferred from the draft during World War II; and how convenience stores and accounting firms pursued profits by pushing legalized gambling. Editor(s): Burnham, John C. Series: Bad Habits. Num Pages: 378 pages, 34 photographs, 13 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JHM; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814712245
ISBN
9780814712245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It investigates the role of fantasy in art, politics and popular culture and shows how technological advances in science and medicine have altered concepts of the human body. Num Pages: 324 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: A; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JFMP; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210325
ISBN
9780520210325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918393760
ISBN
9780918393760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.21

Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816623419
ISBN
9780816623419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Published in 1929, Robert Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd's "Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture" was destined to become a sociological point of reference for the quality of life in an average American town in the 1920s. This study sheds new light on the Middletown project. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJG; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738460
ISBN
9780804738460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822341659
ISBN
9780822341659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Analyzes the babysitty, who embodies adult apprehension about girls' pursuit of autonomy and empowerment Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSP2; JHBK; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814728956
ISBN
9780814728956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347224
ISBN
9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

hardcover. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645684
ISBN
9781442645684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Paperback. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613942
ISBN
9781442613942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Nearly half of all highly educated, high-earning women are childless. The more successful the woman, the less likely it is she has a partner or a baby. The age-old business of having babies is eluding an entire generation of successful women, this volume examines why. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 354. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0245683
ISBN
9781903809785
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation reflects the intersection of time, ageing, body and identity to give a nuanced and enlightened understanding of the ageing process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447318774
ISBN
9781447318774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.98

Paperback. Selected from the book Making Babies by Anne Enright VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Love by Jeanette Winterson Fatherhood by Karl Ove Knausgaard Motherhood by Helen Simpson Home by Salman Rushdie Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JHBF; JHBK; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 110. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784872588
ISBN
9781784872588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 5.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507597
ISBN
9781509507597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507603
ISBN
9781509507603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607324614
ISBN
9781607324614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

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