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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Exploring the rise and political significance of the free and open source software (F/OSS) movement in the US and Europe, this title details the ethics behind hackers' devotion to F/OSS, the social codes that guide its production, and the political struggles through which hackers question the scope and direction of copyright and patent law. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMD; JHB; URH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144610
- ISBN
- 9780691144610
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Unsparing and important.. An informative, clearheaded and sobering book.-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post (1999 Critic's Choice) Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL3; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393320787
- ISBN
- 9780393320787
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
€ 19.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. Coca's Gone examines the legacy of violence and shattered expectations that shaped the stories told by people of Peru's Upper Huallaga Valley in the aftermath of a twenty-year cocaine boom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759588
- ISBN
- 9780804759588
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. The latest War on Drugs in the United States targeted cocaine and later crack as an "epidemic" sweeping the nation with tragic and irreversible effects. This title presents a study of heavy cocaine users in an effort to understand how they got started, their uses of cocaine, and the "natural" progression of use and abuse. Series: Health, Society, & Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566390132
- ISBN
- 9781566390132
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.05
€ 35.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486364
- ISBN
- 9780801486364
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. A comprehensive look at how Canadians are responding to the forces of globalization through collectively owned enterprises. Editor(s): Fairbairn, Brett T.; Russell, Nora. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827898
- ISBN
- 9780774827898
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Examines the dynamic relationship between the body, clothing, and identity in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing from the insights of anthropology and history and influenced by developments in cultural studies, this volume investigates the relations between ideas about the self and those about the family, gender, and national groups. Editor(s): Hendrickson, Hildi. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317913
- ISBN
- 9780822317913
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which and institutions through which economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. Editor(s): Haglund, LaDawn; Stryker, Robin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 13 Tables, 7 Maps, 15 Charts/Figures, 6 Appendix, 1 Box. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283091
- ISBN
- 9780520283091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.53€ 57.98
€ 74.53
€ 57.98
Paperback. A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the developments in British education from 1945 to the present day. Focuses on how and why the gender gap is closing in the British education system. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ; JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618845
- ISBN
- 9780745618845
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Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650418
- ISBN
- 9780745650418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Hardback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650401
- ISBN
- 9780745650401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive, analytical overview of research on marriage and marital interventions. The unifying theme is the concept of healthy marriage, which promotes the individual well-being of the partners and any offspring, while providing protection against adverse effects of outside stresses. Editor(s): Halford, W. Kim; Markman, Howard J. Series: Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 748 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955191
- ISBN
- 9780471955191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.95
€ 365.95
Hardback. Despite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. This book examines how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. It shows that hits spread rapidly across radio because they clearly conform to an identifiable style or genre. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFD; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148731
- ISBN
- 9780691148731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651460
- ISBN
- 9780745651460
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Both the causes of and solutions to climate change are grounded in human society. Climate Change and Society summarizes the existing approaches to understanding the social dimensions of climate change from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, analyzing its origins, impacts, and responses. Editor(s): Dunlap, Riley E.; Brulle, Robert J. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 bw line art. BIC Classification: JHB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199356119
- ISBN
- 9780199356119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.70
€ 57.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFFR; JHB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837630572
- ISBN
- 9783837630572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.14€ 46.81
€ 59.14
€ 46.81
Paperback. By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JH; RBP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145824
- ISBN
- 9781405145824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. Correlating climate change and archaeological data, an award-winning historian offers the first comprehensive overview of how the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age significantly impacted the Native cultures of the American Southwest, Southern Plains, and Southeast Series: Clifton & Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3H; 3JB; HDD; JHMC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737617
- ISBN
- 9780292737617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. This title examines the contribution of eminent American anthropologist Clifford Geertz's contributions to sociocultural theory and symbolic anthropology in relation to Islam, urban studies, and the anthropology of North Africa. Editor(s): Slyomovics, Susan. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415518161
- ISBN
- 9780415518161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.85
€ 39.85
Paperback. Clifford Geertz is the most influential American anthropologist of the past four decades. His writings have defined and given character to the intellectual agenda of a meaning-centered, non-reductive interpretive social science and have provoked much excitement and debate about the nature of human understanding. Editor(s): Shweder, Richard A.; Good, Byron. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756103
- ISBN
- 9780226756103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94