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Paperback. Revisiting the dominant scientific method, 'coding,' with which investigators from sociology to literary criticism have sampled texts and catalogued their cultural messages, the author demonstrates that the celebrated hard outputs rest on misleading samples and on unfeasible classifying of the texts' meanings. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137007278
ISBN
9781137007278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of organisation studies to reflect on the universal phenomena of hierarchy (vertical organisation of tasks) and bureaucracy (rule-bound execution of tasks), resulting in a colourful kaleidoscope of thought-provoking, critical and refreshingly non-mainstream analysis. Editor(s): Diefenbach, Thomas; By, Rune Todnem. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780527826
ISBN
9781780527826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.16

Paperback. The book is about new dynamic forces that are driving change in Japan. It is developed around two key concepts of civil society and social capital. The focus is on pathways to Japan's social renewal that promotes stronger communities and more participatory citizenship beyond the reach of economic growth. Num Pages: 266 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539666
ISBN
9781349539666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. The way people think and act politically is not set in stone. This title presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646367
ISBN
9780745646367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. The way people think and act politically is not set in stone. This title presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646374
ISBN
9780745646374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292728899
ISBN
9780292728899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688531
ISBN
9780847688531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardback. Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688524
ISBN
9780847688524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.62

hardcover. This valuable collection is the first to identify how social solidarity across Europe is being re-invented from below and redefined from above. Editor(s): Ellison, Marion. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427274
ISBN
9781847427274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

The traditional image of the family as a life--long unit is fading fast. There are fewer marriages, more divorces, and ever more children born to unmarried or single parents. The forms of our private life are changing rapidly, and people are embarking on new lifestyles based on cohabitation, separation and same--sex partnerships. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622132
ISBN
9780745622132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JHBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811044298
ISBN
9789811044298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Paperback. Offers a study of the Progressive movement, its reformers, their ideology, and the social circumstances they tried to change. This book contends that the persistence of class conflict in America challenged the very defining feature of Progressivism: its promise of social harmony through democratic renewal. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072697
ISBN
9780252072697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This book chronicles the struggles of undocumented migrant women in France as they fight to become rights-bearing citizens, revealing how concepts of citizenship and nationality intersect with gender, sexuality, and immigration. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757614
ISBN
9780804757614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Paperback. This book chronicles the struggles of undocumented migrant women in France as they fight to become rights-bearing citizens, revealing how concepts of citizenship and nationality intersect with gender, sexuality, and immigration. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757621
ISBN
9780804757621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardback. Series: Dynamics of Virtual Work. Num Pages: 265 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319395241
ISBN
9783319395241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Paperback / so. Series: Theorie Und Empirie Lebenslangen Lernens (Telll). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531193373
ISBN
9783531193373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.75

Paperback. Bruno Latour s long term project is to compare the felicity and infelicity conditions of the different values dearest to the heart of those who have never been modern . According to him, this is the only way to develop an anthropology of the Moderns. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660073
ISBN
9780745660073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.76

Hardcover. Bruno Latour s long term project is to compare the felicity and infelicity conditions of the different values dearest to the heart of those who have never been modern . According to him, this is the only way to develop an anthropology of the Moderns. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660066
ISBN
9780745660066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531164441
ISBN
9783531164441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.44

Paperback. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFC; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349314805
ISBN
9781349314805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Paperback. This book is about relating the concepts of rape and murder in both senses of the term; that is the way rape and murder are linked and related and also how stories of rape and murder are related or told. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349317721
ISBN
9781349317721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.50

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Law. Num Pages: 67 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; LAB; LAFD; LB; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319049861
ISBN
9783319049861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.77

Hardback. This book provides a ground-breaking, interaction-based framework of rituals, drawing on multiple research disciplines. It examines ritual as a relational action constructed in interaction through pre-existing patterns and captures the features of ritual phenomena by analysing interactants' behaviour in culturally and socially diverse contexts. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230393042
ISBN
9780230393042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Fuhse, Jan; Mutzel, Sophie. Series: Netzwerkforschung. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
GWV Fachverlage GmbH Germany
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531167725
ISBN
9783531167725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.19

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