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Paperback. A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610391511
- ISBN
- 9781610391511
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
paperback. Can the peoples of the Brazilian Forest survive in the modern era? Should we even consider such survival a priority? Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photos/1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745312484
- ISBN
- 9780745312484
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.66
€ 37.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. "An outstanding contribution to psychological anthropology. Its excellent ethnography and its provocative theory make it essential reading for all those concerned with the understanding of human emotions."--Karl G. Heider, "American Anthropologist" Num Pages: 288 pages, 6ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1MKC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226497228
- ISBN
- 9780226497228
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Making Guinea Modern. 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925103
- ISBN
- 9780226925103
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Since the growth of interest and fascination with the Japanese, and the emergence of Japan as a world economic power, many works that have studied Japanese culture. This is an analysis of how Japanese culture and society structure, shape, and mould the emotions of the Japanese people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727198
- ISBN
- 9780804727198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426178
- ISBN
- 9781847426178
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.86
€ 40.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. Traditional marriage was not the only option for couples in medieval Europe. Alternative forms of union could make lives precarious but also provided a degree of flexibility. The study draws on a wide geographical and chronological range of examples in order to illustrate local difference while bringing out broad patterns. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812222982
- ISBN
- 9780812222982
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. Set at a health insurance company dubbed Acme, this book chronicles how the privatization of the health care system in Puerto Rico transformed the experience of accessing and providing care on the island. Through interviews and participant observation, it explores the everyday contexts in which market reforms were enacted. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724910
- ISBN
- 9780814724910
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Condition: New
€ 85.43
€ 85.43
Paperback. Purposely flying in the face of decades of safe-sex campaigning and HIV/AIDS awareness initiatives, barebacking is unquestionably radical behavior, behavior that most people would rather condemn than understand. This title presents an investigation into barebacking and the distinctive subculture that has grown around it. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139395
- ISBN
- 9780226139395
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.89
€ 31.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. The first book in the UK or US to set on record the recent cultural phenomenon of the use of certain dog breeds - both legal and illegal - to 'convey status' upon their owners. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316206
- ISBN
- 9781447316206
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Responding to anti-Indianism in America, this book presents an account of the contemporary hegemony. It gives information and perspectives on an aspect of humanity that pervades not only US history but also sustainability, sociology, and the ability to craft accurate understandings of the population as a whole. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713260
- ISBN
- 9780292713260
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA; JHB; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801456602
- ISBN
- 9780801456602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.90
€ 35.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA; JHB; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453755
- ISBN
- 9780801453755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.61
€ 139.61
paperback. Series: Discussion Paper. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Social Market Foundation United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874097471
- ISBN
- 9781874097471
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Condition: New
€ 9.33
€ 9.33
Paperback. A text on the nature of medical error. Covering a wider range of error than the terms 'malpractice', 'incompetence', or 'negligence' denote, it takes an existential view of medical work in which things go wrong as a matter of course, and probes what the author called the 'complex sorrow' that can result when things do go wrong. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JH; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131860
- ISBN
- 9781592131860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Presents a unified theory of economic growth since the dawn of civilization. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process. It analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support. It examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 74 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130026
- ISBN
- 9780691130026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36€ 71.03
€ 92.36
€ 71.03
Paperback. Offers an alternative to the Euro-American warrior/patriarch model of masculinity and recovers the Jewish ideal of the gentle, receptive male. Analyzing ancient and modern texts, this book reveals early rabbis - studious, family-oriented - as exemplars of manhood and the prime objects of female desire in traditional Jewish society. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 433 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSJ; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210509
- ISBN
- 9780520210509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. A unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in late modern culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429025
- ISBN
- 9781847429025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. A compelling clarion call for a cultural shift that will enable us all to live more balanced lives Shortlisted for the FT McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748702
- ISBN
- 9781780748702
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.08
€ 17.99
€ 14.08
Paperback. Telling the personal stories of Australians in Japan and Japanese in Australia, this book explores issues of race, identity and ambition in times of war and peace. These essays illuminate a variety of fascinating lives and individual achievements, from trade to literature and the arts, the media and the justice system. Editor(s): Ackland, Michael; Oliver, Pamela. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924508
- ISBN
- 9781876924508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.10
€ 32.99
€ 24.10