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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. This volume focuses on how families and family members have been affected by economic and financial stress. Using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the scholars in this volume examine the various ways financial difficulties affect family structures, family behaviours, and family relationships. Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529783
- ISBN
- 9781780529783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Hardback. This text systematically reconstructs the origins and advances in economic sociology. By presenting both classical and contemporary theory and research, it identifies and describes the continuity between past and present, and the move from economics to economic sociology. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17. BIC Classification: JHBA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225355
- ISBN
- 9780631225355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.57
€ 135.57
Paperback. Examines economic sociology's principal assumptions, key explanatory concepts, and selected research sites. The author argues that economic activity is embedded in social and cultural relations, but also that power and the unintended consequences of rational purposive action must be factored in when seeking to explain or predict economic behavior. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142234
- ISBN
- 9780691142234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. Economic sociology is a vibrant area of research investigating how social structures, power allocations and cultural understandings shape the production, consumption, distribution and exchange of goods and services. This title intends to apply the economic sociology perspective to issues of work broadly defined. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848553682
- ISBN
- 9781848553682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.47
€ 232.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Societas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401870
- ISBN
- 9781845401870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.64
€ 13.64
Hardcover. As the transition from socialism to a market economy gathered speed in the early 1990s, many people proclaimed the final success of capitalism as a practice and neo-liberal economics as its accompanying science.. Editor(s): Gudeman, Stephen. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 ills. BIC Classification: JHM; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454364
- ISBN
- 9781845454364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.82
€ 163.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158105
- ISBN
- 9780691158105
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.40
€ 37.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Shows how shared cultural understandings and interpersonal relations shape everyday economic activities. This book offers a distinctive vision of economic activity that brings out the hidden meanings and social actions behind the supposedly impersonal worlds of production, consumption, and asset transfer. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB; KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139364
- ISBN
- 9780691139364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 42.23
€ 53.57
€ 42.23
Paperback. Economic development is an important focus of anthropological work in rural and urban communities around the world. This volume offers analyses on the theory and practice of development. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey H.; Dannhaeuser, Norbert. Series: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102125
- ISBN
- 9780759102125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Hardcover. Addresses a variety of issues related to economic crisis in the broadest sense of the term, involving diverse national and international contexts, historical epochs, and a range of problems related to economic life. This title tackles criminologically relevant questions in connection with crime/deviance and/or the control thereof. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; KCX; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248015
- ISBN
- 9780857248015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.36
€ 225.36
Hardback. Explores shifting responsibility for the welfare of minority and poor citizens, which has shifted from states to local communities through neoliberalization. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331794
- ISBN
- 9781785331794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.67
€ 164.67
Hardback. This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have contributed to understanding the three great questions of modern economic history: development, socialism and one-world capitalism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644820
- ISBN
- 9780745644820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTK; JHBD; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643793
- ISBN
- 9780691643793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.33
€ 221.33
Hardcover. Contains 14 chapters that focus on various aspects of economic organization and behaviour, mostly based on empirical fieldwork conducted by the authors themselves. This title takes a look at urban food provisioning in Cameroon and an investigation into entrepreneurial activities in the rapidly-changing economy of Cairo. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241177
- ISBN
- 9780857241177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.09
€ 145.09
Paperback. This book provides a clear overview of contemporary debates between "radical" and "reformist" environmentalists covering new ground in an innovative way. It offers a compelling argument for why green ideas should be taken seriously by mainstream social and political theorists. It is written in a highly accessible style. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613208
- ISBN
- 9780745613208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Paperback. Presents the analyses that consider how questions of national identity become entangled with environmental concerns in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and India and provide insight into the motivations of colonial and national governments in controlling or managing nature. Editor(s): Cederlof, Gunnel; Sivaramakrishnan, K. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993843
- ISBN
- 9780295993843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Hardcover. This ethnography details changing Ewenki ways of life brought China's recent ecological migration policies, which aim to preserve and restore the badly damaged ecologies of western China. This ethnography examines these policies and their effects on Aoluguya Ewenki hunters, who have been relocated. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386322
- ISBN
- 9781782386322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.06
€ 164.06
Hardback. Drawing on ecosystem thinking, complexity and postnormal science, Ecological Health offers a radical new way of thinking about the health issues of the 21st Century. This volume reflects on recent social scientific engagement with Ecosystem Health research and practice and sets out a vision for the future. Editor(s): Gislason, Maya K. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903230
- ISBN
- 9781781903230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.23
€ 230.23
Paperback. Examines the rise of the anti-nuclear power movement in the former Soviet Union during the early perestroika period, its unexpected successes in the late 1980s, and its substantial decline after 1991. This work argues that anti-nuclear activism was a means of demanding local self-determination under the Soviet system. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JPFN; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822318378
- ISBN
- 9780822318378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. In this important new book, Jacques Derrida talks with Bernard Stiegler about the effect of teletechnologies on our philosophical and political moment. Improvising before a camera, the two philosophers are confronted by the very technologies they discuss and so are forced to address all the more directly the urgent questions that they raise. Translator(s): Bajorek, Jennifer. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620367
- ISBN
- 9780745620367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82