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Paperback. This text proposes different ways of thinking about work. It explores many of the ways in which human beings have thought about the place of work in life - its meanings, its limits, and its relation to other obligations, to the life cycle, to play and to rest. Editor(s): Meilaender, Gilbert C. Series: Ethics of Everyday Life S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268019624
- ISBN
- 9780268019624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
hardcover. Drawing on sociology, labor economics, organizational behavior and social history, this title presents papers that examine time in the workplace. It examines issues surrounding the distribution of and struggle over work hours and how these vary across a number of factors including race, class, occupation and other structural components of work. Editor(s): Rubin, Beth. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312689
- ISBN
- 9780762312689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.17
€ 122.17
paperback. This major work, now available in paperback, by one of the worlda s leading anthropologists discusses the style, imagery and metaphor of the great anthropologists, thereby developing Geertza s claim that doing good anthropology is like writing good literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607597
- ISBN
- 9780745607597
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.94
€ 23.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650289
- ISBN
- 9780745650289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650272
- ISBN
- 9780745650272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Paperback. Twenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society , a book that called our attention to the dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary societies. During the last two decades, the dangers highlighted by Beck have taken on new forms and assumed ever greater significance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642017
- ISBN
- 9780745642017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.80
€ 24.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. * Explores the development, content, and impact of world culture * Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day * Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research * Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar . Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226772
- ISBN
- 9780631226772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
Hardback. The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 is a key arena for contemporary cultural and natural conservation. In case studies from across the globe, anthropologists with situated expertise in specific World Heritage sites explore the consequences of the World Heritage framework and the global spread of this heritage regime. Editor(s): Brumann, Christoph; Berliner, David. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330919
- ISBN
- 9781785330919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.90
€ 164.90
Paperback. Examines six hypotheses - animism, mysticism, formism, mechanism, contextualism, and organicism - and surveys the field of metaphysics. This book is suitable for use as a text in courses in metaphysics, types of philosophical theory, or present tendencies in philosophy. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1942
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520009943
- ISBN
- 9780520009943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.26
€ 38.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. This collection presents a broad and compelling overview of the most recent work in philosophy, politics, and psychoanalysis by a world-renowned figure in contemporary thought. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727631
- ISBN
- 9780804727631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.14
€ 42.99
€ 38.14
paperback. Editor(s): Wallerstein, Immanuel. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919618657
- ISBN
- 9780919618657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.38
€ 10.38
Paperback. An introduction to world systems analysis by its creator. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 7/28/04
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334422
- ISBN
- 9780822334422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HAU
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997367508
- ISBN
- 9780997367508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.18
€ 35.99
€ 28.18
Paperback. Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; Ong, Aihwa. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; JHB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192767
- ISBN
- 9781405192767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.25
€ 27.25
Hardback. Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; Ong, Aihwa. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; JHB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192774
- ISBN
- 9781405192774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.53
€ 78.53
Paperback. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, rates of widowhood have been remarkably high in Kenya. This book explores how the challenges and frustrations of both colonial rule and independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226554204
- ISBN
- 9780226554204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. Through an ethnographic case study of Chicago's Little Village, Wounded City demonstrates how competition for political power and state resources undermined efforts to reduce gang violence. Robert Vargas argues that the state, through different patterns of governance, can contribute to distrust and division among community members. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 bw line art; 2 bw halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFFE; JFSG; JHMC; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190245917
- ISBN
- 9780190245917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.08
€ 60.08
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161183
- ISBN
- 9780231161183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.84€ 89.24
€ 117.84
€ 89.24
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161190
- ISBN
- 9780231161190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. A unique exploration of creating community in a fragmented world Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077401
- ISBN
- 9780252077401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. This comprehensive manual offers direction for every step of the thesis or dissertation process, from choosing an appropriate topic to adapting the finished work for publication. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; JHBC; JNMN; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412942256
- ISBN
- 9781412942256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.97
€ 53.99
€ 53.97
hardcover. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines - from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology - the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802048721
- ISBN
- 9780802048721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.59
€ 109.59
Paperback. An exploration of the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change, and a study of the body as the mediator between individual and collective experience. The author argues for an ethnographic approach to moral practice in medicine. Num Pages: 300 pages, 7tabs. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464. Discourse Between Anthropology and Medicine. 300 pages, 7tabs. An exploration of the border between medical and social problems, the boundary between health and social change, and a study of the body as the mediator between individual and collective experience. The author argues for an ethnographic approach to moral practice in medicine. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209657
- ISBN
- 9780520209657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Uncovers the connections between the Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert Redfield - and the great Chicago novelists of the 1930s, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright and James T. Farrell, all of whom integrated sociological theories into their own work. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081290
- ISBN
- 9780231081290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52