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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
€ 23.25

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

€ 94.99

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
€ 39.64

Hardback. Series: Computer Communications and Networks. Num Pages: 335 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 63 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, 3 colour. BIC Classification: HP; JHB; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319290294
ISBN
9783319290294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.85

Paperback. More and more men and women in China are having sex before marriage, creating a new youth sex culture based on romance, leisure and free choice. Farrer explores this change by tracing the basic elements in talk about sex and sexuality in Shanghai. Series: Chicago Visual Library-French Popular Lithographic Imagery. Num Pages: 412 pages, 10 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFSJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226238715
ISBN
9780226238715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. This book argues that the Jewish community should take a positive attitude to the reality of intermarriage and use it as an opportunity to increase participation and reinvigorate the community. The text includes an action plan for Jewish leaders to recast Judaism as a positive choice for non-Jews. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, form. BIC Classification: HRJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787908812
ISBN
9780787908812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.68

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
€ 30.70

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

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

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
€ 25.20

Paperback. This unique collection of the writings of Rudolf Klein -- historian, journalist, political scientist and policy analyst -- represents the products of his career as an observer of politics and society over the last four decades. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181323
ISBN
9781577181323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. This book examines only-child experience in global perspective and offers an insight into the dilemmas and challengesonly-children face as adults.Explored from both a social and psychological perspective, it reveals the complexity and multidimensional nature of the private and public worlds of the only-child." Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBC; JHBK; JHM; JMS; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355983
ISBN
9781349355983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.10

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hagen, Lutz M. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531131351
ISBN
9783531131351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

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

€ 155.37

Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the world of open air marketplaces of West Africa. Clark studies the market women of Kumasi, Ghana, in order to understand the key social forces that generate, maintain, and continually reshape shifting market dynamics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 halftones, 9 maps, 2 line drawings, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226107806
ISBN
9780226107806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 43.65

Paperback. Jill Quadagno reveals the deep roots of America's failure to address the health care need of its citizens. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195312034
ISBN
9780195312034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.88

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

€ 86.98

Paperback. Finally, Silverman traces the formative influence of Franz Boas, the expansion of the discipline after World War II, and the "fault lines" and promises of contemporary anthropology in the United States. Series: Halle Lectures. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038292
ISBN
9780226038292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

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
€ 25.20

Paperback. Documents the challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood - former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in juvenile justice system, youth in criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people in mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities. Editor(s): Osgood, D.Wayne; Foster, E. Michael; Flanagan, Constance; Ruth, Gretchen R. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 figures, 1 line drawing, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226637846
ISBN
9780226637846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

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

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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