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Paperback. John R. Weeks based his study on long-term observations made at the British Armstrong Bank in the UK. Not one person, from the CEOs to the junior clerks had anything good to say about its corporate culture, yet the way things were done never seemed to alter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JH; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226878126
ISBN
9780226878126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. An exploration of identity, relatedness, and belonging in the context of profound global interconnection. It paints a poignant and graceful portrait of Portugal's urban Marranos, who trace their ancestry to fifteenth-century Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and now seek connection with the Jewish people at large. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285057
ISBN
9780520285057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.60

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate that it is possible to do meaningful, significant, and sophisticated analysis in social science when the variables under consideration are, given present knowledge, incapable of measurement. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792373360
ISBN
9780792373360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.81

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

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

€ 71.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426178
ISBN
9781847426178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.74

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.03

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.77

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739148754
ISBN
9780739148754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739148747
ISBN
9780739148747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.05

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 281 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759120266
ISBN
9780759120266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.00

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.
Format
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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

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