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Sociology & anthropology

Hardcover. Everyday practice of religion is complex in its nature, ambivalent, and at times contradictory. The task of an anthropology of religious practice is therefore precisely to see how people navigate and make sense of that complexity, and what the significance of religious beliefs and practices in a given setting can be. Editor(s): Schielke, Samuli; Debevec, Liza. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360. An Anthropology of Everyday Religion. Series: EASA Series. 184 pages. Editor(s): Schielke, Samuli; Debevec, Liza. Everyday practice of religion is complex in its nature, ambivalent, and at times contradictory. The task of an anthropology of religious practice is therefore precisely to see how people navigate and make sense of that complexity, and what the significance of religious beliefs and practices in a given setting can be. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHMC. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455062
ISBN
9780857455062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.94

Hardback. * A provocative and challenging book which argues for a defiant innovation of thought* Puts forward a compelling argument: that everyday life should be regarded as a privileged object of investigation* The author is one of the leading sociologists of fin de siecle culture and society. . Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611181
ISBN
9780745611181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.04

Paperback. A case study of the development and reception of genomics in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; MFN; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822345343
ISBN
9780822345343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.81

Paperback.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233175
ISBN
9780823233175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171135
ISBN
9780691171135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Hardback. By focusing on such commonplace, prosaic and mundane matters as dog-fouling, swearing, drinking, smoking, nudity, public toilets and parking, Orderly Britain very entertainingly tells us much about social change and, more particularly, about the changing nature of British society. Num Pages: 288 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137968
ISBN
9781472137968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.14

Hardback. Delivers a reexamination of sociopolitical evolution among Native American groups in California, a region known for its wealth of prehistoric languages, populations, and cultural adaptations. The author argues that "orderly anarchy," the emergence of small, autonomous groups, provided a crucial strategy in social organization. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 maps, 9 line drawings, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283336
ISBN
9780520283336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.69

Paperback. Thinking beyond the page, and providing a rich nexus of human thought Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078699
ISBN
9780252078699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Explores how oral history, using video recordings and storytelling as well as interviews, can be used for a number of purposes in communities of colour Editor(s): Barnett, Teresa; Noriega, Chon A. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895511447
ISBN
9780895511447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. "The New York Times Magazine" recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This study tackles this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256576
ISBN
9780520256576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.29

Hardback. Introduces optimal experimental design, in an accessible style that means very minimal mathematical background knowledge is needed. Provides guidelines for practitioners to increase the efficiency of their designs, demonstrating how optimal designs can reduce a study's costs and sample sizes. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470694503
ISBN
9780470694503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.99

paperback. Based on the longest-running survey of its kind in Canada, this book examines events in the lives of a generation of Ontario residents who graduated from grade 12 in 1973 and recreates the world in which these high school students faced the future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 42 tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JHBC; JHBL; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802083647
ISBN
9780802083647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.52

Paperback. Offers an alternative vision of how US borders might be reconfigured, grounded in moral, economic, and policy arguments for open borders. This book suggests that open borders are entirely consistent with efforts to prevent terrorism that have dominated immigration enforcement since the events of September 11, 2001. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814743096
ISBN
9780814743096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

paperback. Fills an important knowledge gap by providing guidance on how to assess contextual drivers of social accountability effectiveness. This publication aims to more strategically support citizen engagement both at the country level and for a specific issue or problem. Series: New Frontiers of Social Policy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
World Bank Publications United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781464804816
ISBN
9781464804816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. A distinguished international group of scholars traces the history of the social sciences, describes the recent debates surrounding them, and discusses in what ways they can be intelligently restructured in light of this history and the debates. Editor(s): Wallerstein, Immanuel. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727273
ISBN
9780804727273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Analyzes what it is like to grow up as the state-appointed vanguard of modernization. Based on surveys and ethnographic research in China, this book explores the social, economic, and psychological consequences of the government's decision to accelerate the fertility transition. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP2; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753302
ISBN
9780804753302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Hardback. Zsuzsa Berend presents a methodologically innovative ethnography of the surrogacy support website in the United States. The Online World of Surrogacy documents collective meaning-making practices that unfold online, and explores their practical, emotional, and moral implications. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332746
ISBN
9781785332746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.76

Hardback. This book reveals how ethnicity and notions of a traditional homeland interact in shaping a community's values and images through a close look at the Kazakhs of Mongolia. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761918
ISBN
9780804761918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.14

Paperback. Situating the Maasai in the larger political, economic, and social context of Kenya and world events, this book shows how broader forces have had an impact on the construction of Maasai lifeways, especially gender relations. It focuses on how development has affected Maasai lives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214515
ISBN
9780253214515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638963
ISBN
9780816638963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.52

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