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Sociology & anthropology

Hardback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287228
ISBN
9780520287228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 72.62

Paperback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287235
ISBN
9780520287235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardback. In focusing on China's social survey movement, this title analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267862
ISBN
9780520267862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.00
€ 64.45

Hardback. Sheila Kitzinger, passionate campaigner for women's and babies' rights, childbirth educator and author, describes the experiences that have shaped her since childhood and the enormous changes that have taken place over the last 50 years on the subject of birth. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780661704
ISBN
9781780661704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.48

Hardcover. Study conducted in Raina gram panchayat, Barddhaman District, West Bengal and Warwat Khanderao gram panchayat, Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBC; JPP; JPQB; KCM; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tulika Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381785
ISBN
9789382381785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Offers a look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. This book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time to territorial states and beyond. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184. Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity. 160 pages. Offers a look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. This book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time to territorial states and beyond. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826491695
ISBN
9780826491695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.75

Hardback. Changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have undermined Social Security, making the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Anne Alstott's pragmatic, progressive revision would permit all Americans to retire between 62 and 76 but would provide generous early retirement benefits for workers with low wages or physically demanding jobs. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KFFD1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088757
ISBN
9780674088757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Adding to the growing body of scholarship on the long civil rights struggle. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550. Race and Class Struggles in Depression-Era Baltimore. Series: Radical Perspectives. 392 pages, 40 photographs. Adding to the growing body of scholarship on the long civil rights struggle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; JFSL1; JHMC. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 23. Weight: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353591
ISBN
9780822353591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344. Series: New Departures in Anthropology. 230 pages. This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 12. Weight: 374.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521529785
ISBN
9780521529785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.95

Hardback. Nancy Rose Hunt tells the affective history of the convergence of biopolitics and colonial violence in the Belgian Congo. By showing how the shifts and interactions between the biopolitical state and the nervous state drove the colonial government's actions toward the Congolese, Hunt provides a new model for theorizing colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359463
ISBN
9780822359463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. Nancy Rose Hunt tells the affective history of the convergence of biopolitics and colonial violence in the Belgian Congo. By showing how the shifts and interactions between the biopolitical state and the nervous state drove the colonial government's actions toward the Congolese, Hunt provides a new model for theorizing colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359654
ISBN
9780822359654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. A history of the real estate profession that rethinks the impact of gender and class tensions in twentieth-century America. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335405
ISBN
9780822335405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Michael Meeker combines anthropological and historical methods to examine the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic in a major region of the country, the eastern Black Sea coast. Num Pages: 438 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234826
ISBN
9780520234826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Moen, Phyllis; Dempster, McClean Donna; Walker, Henry A. Series: ILR Press Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KHN0001975
ISBN
9780801485886
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Mosaic in southern California is one of the largest and most innovative multiethnic congregations in America. This book shows us how this unusual church has achieved multiethnicity, not by targeting specific groups, but by providing multiple havens of inclusion that play down ethnic differences. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 508. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203434
ISBN
9780253203434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501707520
ISBN
9781501707520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482281
ISBN
9780801482281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195382198
ISBN
9780195382198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.39

hardcover. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630963
ISBN
9781442630963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Paperback. Suitable for students and researchers in political science and sociology, this book begins with the fundamental building blocks of mathematics and basic algebra, then goes on to cover essential subjects such as calculus in one and more than one variable, including optimization, constrained optimization, and implicit functions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 57 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JP; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159171
ISBN
9780691159171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270. With New Material. 221 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 14. Weight: 270.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
221
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274914
ISBN
9780520274914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.36

Paperback. A Lily Among the Thorns gives Christians a new way of thinking about sexuality. Author Miguel De La Torre, a well-respected ethicist and professor known for his innovative readings of Christian doctrine, rejects both the liberal and conservative prejudices about sex. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118602409
ISBN
9781118602409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

Hardback. In a sad irony, Hannah Freeman was establishing her residency - a claim that paved the way for her removal to the poorhouse. This book reconstructs Hannah Freeman's history, traveling from the days of her grandmothers before European settlement to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 photographs, 6 illustrations, 4 maps, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248403
ISBN
9780803248403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. While the number of domestic leisure travelers has increased dramatically in reform-era China, the persistent gap between urban and rural living standards attests to ongoing social, and political inequalities. This book investigates the contested meanings and unintended consequences of tourism for those people whose lives and livelihoods. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JHBS; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993669
ISBN
9780295993669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

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