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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362272
- ISBN
- 9780822362272
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Ranging from the local essays to the national level and within the larger Chinese cultural/religious universe, the essays in this volume explore the complex nature of identity/role and the processes of identity formation which have shaped Taiwan's multileveled past and its many faceted present. Editor(s): Katz, Paul R.; Rubenstein, Murray. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HRK; JFSR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239695
- ISBN
- 9780312239695
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Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. Cultural conflict plays an increasingly dominant role in American politics, with religion acting as a catalyst in the often bitter confrontations ranging from abortion to public education. These essays present a mixed asessment of the scope and divisiveness of such conflicts. Series: Religious Forces in the Modern Political World. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HRA; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682676
- ISBN
- 9780847682676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.72
€ 191.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165709
- ISBN
- 9780231165709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.25
€ 103.64
€ 80.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165716
- ISBN
- 9780231165716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.43
€ 29.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. An introductory analysis of Korean American religious practices and community Editor(s): Yoo, David K.; Chung, Ruth H. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074745
- ISBN
- 9780252074745
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stark, Richard. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560728634
- ISBN
- 9781560728634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.03€ 72.36
€ 93.03
€ 72.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Mullins, Mark R.; Kisala, Robert. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRA; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349655335
- ISBN
- 9781349655335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. In March 1995 Japanese society was shaken when the deadly nerve gas sarin was released on the Tokyo subway system. Japanese society up to that point had considered itself one of the safest and most well-ordered. This text looks at how the Japanese psyche has changed since the "Aum Affair". Editor(s): Kisala, Robert; Mullins, Mark R. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRKN; HRQM; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333772690
- ISBN
- 9780333772690
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. The purpose of this volume is to analyze the relationships, possible articulations and contradictions between religion and science as forms of life: ways of engaging human experience that originate in particular social and cultural formations. Editor(s): Salazar, Carles; Bestard, Joan. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384885
- ISBN
- 9781782384885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Paperback. Based on extensive analysis of surveys from recent decades, this book provides a detailed study of the attitudes of religious groups in Britain. It looks at continuity and change in relation to party support, ideology, abortion, homosexuality and gay rights, foreign policy, and public opinion towards religion in public life. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333110
- ISBN
- 9781349333110
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. Saint Namdev is a figure central to the history of bhakti, or devotional Hinduism, one of the oldest religious practices in India. This book focuses on Namdev as a feature of Marathi public memory and examines the many ways that he has been remembered. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141840
- ISBN
- 9780231141840
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Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.25
€ 103.64
€ 80.25
Paperback. This volume features essays on the church and religion in contemporary Europe. Topics include: the Church and democracy in modern Europe; church and media domination; and Protestants in a Catholic state - a silent minority in Ireland. Editor(s): Inglis, Tom; Mach, Zdzislaw; Mazanek, Rafal. Num Pages: 228 pages, index, references, notes. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621519
- ISBN
- 9781900621519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.89
€ 29.99
€ 25.89
Hardcover. This volume features essays on the church and religion in contemporary Europe. Topics include: the Church and democracy in modern Europe; church and media domination; and Protestants in a Catholic state - a silent minority in Ireland. Editor(s): Inglis, Tom; Mach, Zdzislaw; Mazanek, Rafal. Num Pages: 208 pages, index, references, notes. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621502
- ISBN
- 9781900621502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.05€ 47.07
€ 50.05
€ 47.07
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390768
- ISBN
- 9780230390768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.21€ 92.34
€ 94.21
€ 92.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HRC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776747633
- ISBN
- 9788776747633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 29.00
€ 38.99
€ 29.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233372
- ISBN
- 9780312233372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. Examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations and community residents in upstate New York, this book argues that while some religious groups may be nostalgic for the Ozzie and Harriet days, others are changing. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086750
- ISBN
- 9780691086750
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107684072
- ISBN
- 9781107684072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
paperback. Has kinship become more structureless, commodified, and flexible in the global era? Do such representations overlook the "diffuse, enduring ties" that kinship has long signified? What has been the effect of contemporary bio-politics on kinship practices and theories? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Franklin, Sarah; McKinnon, Susan. Num Pages: 536 pages, 11 b&w photos, 1 table, 6 maps, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327967
- ISBN
- 9780822327967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.25
€ 41.99
€ 33.25