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Sociology & anthropology

Hardback. Cultural conflict plays an increasingly dominant role in American politics, with religion acting as a catalyst in the often bitter confrontations ranging from abortion to public education. These essays present a mixed asessment of the scope and divisiveness of such conflicts. Series: Religious Forces in the Modern Political World. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HRA; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682676
ISBN
9780847682676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.72

Hardback. Provides insights into the relationships between religion and demography during the crucial period of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. This book shows the similarities as well as the differences in the positions of the various churches on matters important for reproduction in Western Europe, the US and Canada in the period 1850-1950. Editor(s): Derosas, Renzo; Poppel, Frans van. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HR; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402051890
ISBN
9781402051890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Derosas, Renzo; Poppel, Frans van. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HR; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048173044
ISBN
9789048173044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.29

Hardback. Ranging from the local essays to the national level and within the larger Chinese cultural/religious universe, the essays in this volume explore the complex nature of identity/role and the processes of identity formation which have shaped Taiwan's multileveled past and its many faceted present. Editor(s): Katz, Paul R.; Rubenstein, Murray. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HRK; JFSR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239695
ISBN
9780312239695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Paperback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362272
ISBN
9780822362272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362067
ISBN
9780822362067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. This volume brings emerging research on religion and development into conversation with politics. Deploying innovative conceptual frameworks, and drawing on empirical research from across contemporary Asia, this collection makes an incisive contribution to the analysis of aid and development processes. Editor(s): Bush, R.; Fountain, Philip; Feener, Michael. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349494019
ISBN
9781349494019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. This sixth volume in the series covers such topics as the state, religious hegemony and official definition of "genuine" religion; the hegemony of authority in maintaining religious orthodoxy; and cultural revitalization and innovation. Series: Religion & the Social Order S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 0. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762300389
ISBN
9780762300389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Barbalet, Jack; Possamai, Adam; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18+ tables and graphs. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857287984
ISBN
9780857287984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.21

Paperback. This book explores educational and cultural experiences of 'part-time' unveilers during their undergraduate degree programs in public institutions in Turkey. The term 'part-time unveiler' refers to undergraduate female students who cover their hair in their private lives but who remove the headscarf while at a Turkish university. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292837
ISBN
9781349292837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Hustinx, Lesley; Haers, Jacques; Mels, Sara. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319346694
ISBN
9783319346694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardcover. Religion and Volunteering Editor(s): Hustinx, Lesley; Essen, Johan von; Haers, Jacques; Mels, Sara. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319045849
ISBN
9783319045849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.32

Paperback. aeo A major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. aeo Written in a stylish and accessible way, this book addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620473
ISBN
9780745620473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Hardback. This is a major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. In a stylish and accessible study, Hervieu--Leger addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620466
ISBN
9780745620466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. How are time-honored tenets of faith, different ritual sensibilities, and newly emerging eschatological imaginaries articulated with other normative registers and moral susceptibilities in disputes? This book examines such questions through cases in Europe, the United States, Israel, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Benda-Beckmann, F.von; Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349458240
ISBN
9781349458240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

Hardcover. How are time-honored tenets of faith, different ritual sensibilities, and newly emerging eschatological imaginaries articulated with other normative registers and moral susceptibilities in disputes? This book examines such questions through cases in Europe, the United States, Israel, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Benda-Beckmann, Franz von; Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von; Ramstedt, Martin; Turner, Bertram. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137322043
ISBN
9781137322043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. Starting from an ethnographic appraisal of the place of religious practices, and thereby returning to an approach more recently neglected, this book offers a detailed understanding of English everyday life. Three contemporary case studies disclose the complex patterns and compulsion of ordinary lives, including both moral and historical dimensions. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817266
ISBN
9781571817266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.32

Paperback. In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653471
ISBN
9780745653471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

Hardback. In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653464
ISBN
9780745653464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardcover. Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479861613
ISBN
9781479861613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479839551
ISBN
9781479839551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Marty, Martin E. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 294 pages, xx, 274 p. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226510026
ISBN
9780226510026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. With this edited collection, Solange Lefebvre and Lori G. Beaman bring together a series of case studies of religious groups and practices from all across Canada that re-examine and question the classic distinction between the public and private spheres. Editor(s): Lefebvre, Solange; Beaman, Lori G. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSR; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648623
ISBN
9781442648623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658059217
ISBN
9783658059217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

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