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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; VFDW; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349401287
ISBN
9780349401287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Offers a look at the emergence of the study of the body. From prenatal genetic testing and 'manscaping' to televideo cybersex and the 'meth economy', this work digs into contemporary lifestyles and events to cover key concepts and theories about the body. Editor(s): Kosut, Mary E.; Moore, Lisa. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795668
ISBN
9780814795668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. This book explores the relationship of human bodies with natural and cultural environments, arguing that these categories are linked and intertwined. It argues for an environmentally sustainable and healthy relationship between the body and the earth." Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349308347
ISBN
9781349308347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Paperback. Drawing on fieldwork in a Dutch university hospital, this title looks at the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. It focuses on medical anthropology, sociology, feminist theory, philosophy, and science and technology studies to reframe such issues as the disease-illness distinction, subject-object relations, and boundaries. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJC; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329176
ISBN
9780822329176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardcover. * New edition of an accessible introduction to the sociology of the body, including cultural, social and theoretical approaches to the body. * Introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks which help us to understand the social significance of the human body. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654409
ISBN
9780745654409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. * New edition of an accessible introduction to the sociology of the body, including cultural, social and theoretical approaches to the body. * Introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks which help us to understand the social significance of the human body. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654416
ISBN
9780745654416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

Paperback. Examines how the body - its organs, limbs, viscera - was represented in literature and culture of early modern Europe. The text asks why 16th and 17th century medical, religious, and literary texts portray the body part by part, rather than as an entity and what this tells of society at the time. Editor(s): Mazzio, Carla; Hillman, David. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JHM; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415916943
ISBN
9780415916943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Hardcover. Focusing on practice more than theory, this collection offers new perspectives for studying the so-called "humoral medical traditions," as they have flourished around the globe during the last 2,000 years. Editor(s): Hsu, Elisabeth; Horden, Peregrine. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBX; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459824
ISBN
9780857459824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.09

Hardback. The past few decades have seen growing interest in the study of the body. However, the increasing number of exciting and influential publications has primarily, if not exclusively, focused on the body in Western cultures. Editor(s): Turner, Bryan S.; Yangwen, Zheng. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: 1F; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455507
ISBN
9781845455507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.37

Paperback. "The Body Impolitic" is a critical study of tradition, not merely as an ornament of local and national heritage, but also as a millstone around the necks of those who are condemned to produce it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329147
ISBN
9780226329147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. 568 pages, illustrations. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight: 740.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144070
ISBN
9780231144070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. Third edition of Bryan Turner's seminal text on the body and social theory. One of the biggest authors in the field today. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412929875
ISBN
9781412929875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

hardcover. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
20th -20th Anniversary ed.
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144063
ISBN
9780231144063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.32

Paperback. Series: Springer Series in Social Psychology. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JM; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461269588
ISBN
9781461269588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.18

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Globalization and Embodiment. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137557414
ISBN
9781137557414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.05

Paperback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651248
ISBN
9780745651248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Hardback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651231
ISBN
9780745651231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. A history of perceptions of the blind and of their integration or lack thereof in French society, this book introduces us to a host of fictional and real individuals and paints a moving picture of their advances and disappointments, concluding with the triumphant invention of Louis Braille. Translator(s): Cohen, Emily-Jane. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757683
ISBN
9780804757683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Selections from the best-known intellectuals and researchers in social theory around the globe. Includes discussion of not only traditional aspects of social theory, but also recent controversies surrounding such topics as self, identity and subjectivity; race, multiculturalism; modernism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Elliott, Anthony. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206507
ISBN
9780631206507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the major developments, debates, and schools of thought in social theory today. The book covers 20th-century social theory stretching from critical theory, structuralism and psychoanalysis to feminism, post-structuralism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Elliott, Anthony. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206491
ISBN
9780631206491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.82

Paperback. * Breaks new ground by including key new areas of inquiry in the social sciences: cognitive science, feminist philosophy, evolutionary accounts of social life, rational choice theory, and causal modeling. * Presents a state--of--the--art guide to the hottest philosophical issues in the social sciences. Editor(s): Turner, Stephen P.; Roth, Paul A. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215387
ISBN
9780631215387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. This new edition of Allan G. Johnson's one-volume dictionary includes 75 new entries, as well as an expanded biographical section, extensive revisions and updates, and more thorough cross-referencing. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216810
ISBN
9780631216810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. This encyclopaedia introduces the major issues and debates in British social policy. Although the focus is on Britain, entries also cover major international concepts and comparative study. The book features larger entries on key debates and short definitions for minor terms. Editor(s): Alcock, Pete; Erskine, Angus; May, Margaret. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218470
ISBN
9780631218470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the influence of the natural sciences. * Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social thought. * Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic. Editor(s): Outhwaite, William. Num Pages: 856 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134569
ISBN
9781405134569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

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