Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. Life has often been envisioned as a journey, the river of time carrying us inexorably toward the unknown country - and in our day we increasingly turn to myth and magic, ritual and virtual reality, cloning and cryostasis in the hope of eluding the reality of inevitable end. This book proposes a different way of understanding our last transition. Series: Life Passages S. Num Pages: 460 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218802
- ISBN
- 9780520218802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218307
- ISBN
- 9780520218307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
Paperback. Using cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspectives of anthropology to illuminate the the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender, this volume explores these issues in the arena of work, kinship and resistance. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415912860
- ISBN
- 9780415912860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173368
- ISBN
- 9780226173368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Levering, Matthew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542495
- ISBN
- 9780742542495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.57
€ 43.57
Hardcover. * Luc Ferry is a well-known philosopher, essayist and public intellectual, with a large and established readership. * In this broad-ranging and original book, he presents a clear argument for a comprehensive philosophy of love that will in effect replace dead faiths and ideologies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670171
- ISBN
- 9780745670171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.56
€ 13.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Bannister, Robert C. Num Pages: 423 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971011
- ISBN
- 9780865971011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. In this series of lectures, previously unpublished in English, and here translated from a French reconstruction and interpretation by noted scholar Thierry Weil, leading organizational scholar James March uses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132466
- ISBN
- 9781405132466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.29
€ 80.29
Paperback. In this series of lectures, previously unpublished in English, and here translated from a French reconstruction and interpretation by noted scholar Thierry Weil, leading organizational scholar James March uses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132473
- ISBN
- 9781405132473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.63
€ 34.99
€ 27.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Owen, David B.; Olson, Joanne K. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340180
- ISBN
- 9780226340180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.60€ 101.08
€ 122.60
€ 101.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Owen, David B.; Olson, Joanne K. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340210
- ISBN
- 9780226340210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.24
€ 46.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- HAU
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780986132506
- ISBN
- 9780986132506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.41
€ 30.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Presents a foundational work of post-Bourdieu sociology that examines a range of situations where people justify their actions. This book argues that justifications fall into six main logics exemplified by six authors: civic (Rousseau), market (Adam Smith), industrial (Saint-Simon), domestic (Bossuet), inspiration (Augustine), and fame (Hobbes). Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125169
- ISBN
- 9780691125169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 50.77
€ 64.84
€ 50.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Eisenstadt, S. N. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078076
- ISBN
- 9780226078076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.22
€ 48.99
€ 38.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647494
- ISBN
- 9780226647494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Ranging from Durkheim's original lecture in sociology to an excerpt from the work incomplete at his death, these selections illuminate his multiple approaches to the crucial concept of social solidarity and the study of institutions as diverse as the law, morality, and the family. Translator(s): Traugott, Mark. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173719
- ISBN
- 9780226173719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, Donald N. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484. Series: Heritage of Society S. 462 pages. Editor(s): Levine, Donald N. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 23. Weight: 464.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757766
- ISBN
- 9780226757766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of 'learning to be a tourist' have shaped our own ways of vacationing. This title shows how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images teaching the tourist what to look for and how to experience it. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 334 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; KNSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234642
- ISBN
- 9780520234642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780252081774
- ISBN
- 9780252081774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040320
- ISBN
- 9780252040320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.82
€ 132.82
Hardback. Friends can help to form the basic structure of our lives but we very often take them for granted. Friends can sometimes be regarded as an oppressive burden when they appear to be greedily demanding too much of us. How to get the balance right is a perennial concern and the subject of much fiction and drama. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622804
- ISBN
- 9780745622804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40
Paperback. Reproduction is among the most basic of human biological functions, both for our distant ancestors and ourselves. Our reproductive biology unites us as a species, but it has also been an important engine of our evolution. This text tells the story of human reproduction and its evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011120
- ISBN
- 9780674011120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.84
€ 41.99
€ 34.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Bershady, Harold. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736716
- ISBN
- 9780226736716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.70
€ 37.99
€ 29.70
Hardcover. * This is an engaging new book from one of the most influential and widely read sociologists in the world today. * Bauman, in conversation with Riccardo Mazzeo, reflects on nature and role of education and on the predicament of young people in our contemporary, liquid-modern world. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661551
- ISBN
- 9780745661551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.96
€ 52.99
€ 52.96