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Hardcover. This study outlines the emerging cultural turn in Peace Studies and provides a critical understanding of the cultural dimension of reconciliation. Taking an anthropological view on decentralization and peacebuilding in Indonesia, it sets new standards for an interdisciplinary research field. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; GTJ; JHMC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504340
- ISBN
- 9781137504340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. The Cultural Nature of Human Development presents an account of human development that looks at the differences and similarities among cultures. Rogoff focuses on how culture matters in human development. The volume examines multiple aspects of development. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195131338
- ISBN
- 9780195131338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.65
€ 60.65
Hardcover. This timely book examines austerity's conflicted meanings, from austerity chic and anti-austerity protest to economic and eco-austerity. Bramall's compelling text explores the presence and persuasiveness of the past, developing a new approach to the historical in contemporary cultural politics. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360471
- ISBN
- 9780230360471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Charting the experiences of migrant communities, the volume examines the relationship between movement, reproduction, & health. Informed by research in Europe, Britain, South & East Asia, Canada & Northern America, the chapters examine how healthcare experiences of migrants are embedded in their own worldviews & influenced by wider state systems. Editor(s): Unnithan-Kumar, Maya; Khanna, Sunil K. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385448
- ISBN
- 9781782385448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.32
€ 162.32
Hardcover. Developing the theory of cultural trauma in regard to the shattering potential effects of political assassinations, Eyerman examines political and social life in three different national contexts: Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, and Harvey Milk in the U.S.; Theo Van Gogh in the Netherlands; and Olof Palme and Anna Lindh in Sweden Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118225
- ISBN
- 9780230118225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Developing the theory of cultural trauma in regard to the shattering potential effects of political assassinations, Eyerman examines political and social life in three different national contexts: Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, and Harvey Milk in the U.S.; Theo Van Gogh in the Netherlands; and Olof Palme and Anna Lindh in Sweden Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118232
- ISBN
- 9780230118232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
paperback. This work shows how common sociological themes such as socialization, social interaction, the social construction of time, and deviance are experienced in work settings as diverse as the factory, the night club, the restaurant, and to offices of high tech professionals. Num Pages: 504 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742519183
- ISBN
- 9780742519183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.30
€ 80.30
Paperback. Since the 1960s social scientists have been reluctant to discuss the cultural dimensions of racial inequality - not wanting to "blame the victim" for having "wrong values". This text employs cultural analysis toward an understanding of how cultural structures articulate the black/white problem. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468365
- ISBN
- 9780226468365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. This book advances a cultural perspective on economic development to show that economic success can result from the symbolic resources that nations, regions and communities have at their disposal. Editor(s): Bandelj, Nina; Wherry, Frederick F. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776455
- ISBN
- 9780804776455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
paperback. Focusing in particular on western acquiescence to a system that underpays and under-represents the vast majority of the population, this title moves beyond typical studies of this phenomenon by stressing more than its political and economic dimensions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327165
- ISBN
- 9780822327165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. What is ethics? Is it a system of transcendent moral imperatives, or can it be produced by ordinary people in everyday life? This title address these questions in a series of thought-provoking reflections that draw their inspiration from diverse sources, ranging from fieldwork in Papua New Guinea to cinematic depictions of the Ten Commandments. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201044
- ISBN
- 9780984201044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.69
€ 13.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. aeo A 2000 year history of the linked histories of food, culture and regional identity -- from Roman antiquity to the present. aeo The first book of its kind. aeo Scholarly in its range of reference, witty and accessible in style. aeo Covers all the regions of Europe. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202837
- ISBN
- 9780631202837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. By identifying and illustrating aspects of American culture that are out of sync with the modest republicanism that gave rise to the United States in the late eighteenth century, the contributors to this volume expose the vulgarity and excess of American culture. Editor(s): Mitchell, M. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343478
- ISBN
- 9781349343478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Hardback. * Develops an exciting new cultural approach to the study of markets that helps to explain some of the puzzles and oddities in the way markets work. * Reveals the important and implicit role that cultural dynamics play in the way markets are organized and the way people operate within them. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647449
- ISBN
- 9780745647449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Explores the complex constellation of factors that cause rural migration and determine its outcomes. Num Pages: 207 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292705920
- ISBN
- 9780292705920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. This book offers the first sustained examination of fatness in the early modern period. Using readings of such major figures as Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, and Skelton, this book considers alternative ways that fat was constructed before the introduction of the modern pathologized category of 'obesity'." Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370603
- ISBN
- 9781349370603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Are you writing about physical pain or mental pain? This is a book about the meanings we make out of pain. Num Pages: 354 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082762
- ISBN
- 9780520082762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310947
- ISBN
- 9780226310947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Explores the concept of globalization in a variety of cultural settings, and its effect on world-wide cultural transformation of nation, place, race, class, ethnos and gender. Editor(s): Jameson, Fredric; Miyoshi, Masao. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Highlighting, Underlined
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321699
- ISBN
- 9780822321699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.98
€ 41.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Uncertainty is interwoven into human existence. It is a powerful incentive in the search for knowledge and an inherent component of scientific research. We have developed many ways of coping with uncertainty. We make promises, manage risks and make predictions to try to clear the mists and predict ahead. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JN; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687629
- ISBN
- 9780745687629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77