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Paperback. Today's unprecedented migration of people around the globe in search of work has had a widespread and troubling result: the separation of families. In this book, the author offers a sophisticated examination of this phenomenon among Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFN; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072388
- ISBN
- 9780226072388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. Ethnographic studies trace the background to and impact of urbanisation and Christianisation, and the development of royal power, which stimulated the transition from the Viking age to the medieval period. Editor(s): Jesch, Judith. Series: Studies in Historical Archaeoethnology. Num Pages: 382 pages, 2, 2 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 382
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837282
- ISBN
- 9781843837282
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.84
€ 38.99
€ 32.84
Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772240
- ISBN
- 9780226772240
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. Explores the distinction between selflessness and self-interestedness, between acting for one's own advantage and acting, even when disadvantageous, for reasons of duty or conscience. This book aims to show that both versions are convenient fictions, with instrumental rather than ontological significance - they are not about truth but about power. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237306
- ISBN
- 9780812237306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.92
€ 88.92
Paperback. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266. A Study of Suicide. 320 pages. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 218.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747559054
- ISBN
- 9780747559054
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. This critique of contemporary capitalism established Fromm as one of the most controversial political thinkers of his generation, and was originally published to wide acclaim and even wider disapproval. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415270984
- ISBN
- 9780415270984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Presents evidence that the saloon, played an important role in the working-class community life. Focusing on public drinking in Chicago and Boston, this book offers a discussion of the saloon, as a social institution and a locus of the struggle between middle-class notions of privacy and working-class uses of public space. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067815
- ISBN
- 9780252067815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446295830
- ISBN
- 9781446295830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. This Handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of grounded theory, taking into account the many attempts to revise and refine Glaser and Strauss' original formulation. Editor(s): Bryant, Anthony; Charmaz, Kathy C. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849204781
- ISBN
- 9781849204781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.87
€ 68.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781483381763
- ISBN
- 9781483381763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.23
€ 98.23
Hardcover. For 250 years the Turkic Muslims of Tibet, who call themselves Uyghurs today, have cultivated a sense of history and identity that challenges Beijing's national narrative. The roots of this history run deeper than recent conflicts, Rian Thum says, to a time when manuscripts and pilgrimage along the Silk Road dominated understandings of the past. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAX; HRH; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674598553
- ISBN
- 9780674598553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.42
€ 53.99
€ 45.42
paperback. Re-interpreting Durkheim's theory of the sacred, this book sets out a theory of the sacred for use across a range of humanities and social science disciplines and draws on contemporary case study material to show how sacred forms-whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise-continue to shape social life in the modern world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; HRCR; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 252 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705215
- ISBN
- 9780198705215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.79
€ 42.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486434940
- ISBN
- 9780486434940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Garcia-Donoso, Daniel; Cordoba, Antonio. Series: Hispanic Urban Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137600714
- ISBN
- 9781137600714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.98
€ 123.98
paperback. In 1950s America, flag waving, martial pomp, and staged ceremony were presented and perceived as America's last best defence against the communist threat. In this volume, Fried explores the often absurd lengths the average citizen in McCarthyite America went to to help shore up patriotism and fend off the threat of the Red Menace. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780195134179
- ISBN
- 9780195134179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.29
€ 24.99
€ 8.29
Paperback. Labour markets are a central element of any transition from planned economy to market-oriented system. This groundbreaking book examines the plight of Russian workers and employers during the first decade of post-Soviet reforms, providing the first integrated analysis of such scope and breadth. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHBL; JP; KCF; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509122
- ISBN
- 9780742509122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.63
€ 70.63
Hardback. Labour markets are a central element of any transition from planned economy to market-oriented system. This groundbreaking book examines the plight of Russian workers and employers during the first decade of post-Soviet reforms, providing the first integrated analysis of such scope and breadth. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHBL; JP; KCF; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509115
- ISBN
- 9780742509115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.82
€ 173.82
paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Jonathan; Pedersen, Poul Ove. Series: Seminar proceedings. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Nordic Africa Inst
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063762
- ISBN
- 9789171063762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.27
€ 23.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFSL; JHBL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816646357
- ISBN
- 9780816646357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440915
- ISBN
- 9780801440915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50