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Sociology & anthropology
Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures D...
. Ed(S): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; S...
paperback. Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, and kola, since prehistory, this edition explores the analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives. It is a companion for those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages. Editor(s): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; Sherratt, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH; JHBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415425827
- ISBN
- 9780415425827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
Hardback. Throughout the world, everyday, millions of people eat earth, clay, nasal mucus, and similar substances. Yet food practices like these are understudied in a sustained, interdisciplinary manner. This book aims to correct this neglect. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy; Henry, C. Jeya; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453534
- ISBN
- 9781845453534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.81
€ 161.81
Paperback. A study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images. Num Pages: 332 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205710
- ISBN
- 9780520205710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625300
- ISBN
- 9780745625300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.51
€ 23.51
This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625294
- ISBN
- 9780745625294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. * A new book by one of the world s leading anthropologists and a leading figure in the study of material culture. * Brings together Miller s key writings on consumption, consumer capitalism and related topics. * The sequel to Miller s highly successful Stuff. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661087
- ISBN
- 9780745661087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.97
€ 23.97
Hardcover. This ethnographic examination of a middle-class group that must re-position itself--schoolteachers in 1990s Russia--depicts the interplay between identity, morality and consumption. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSC; JHBL; JHM; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804700696
- ISBN
- 9780804700696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
Hardback. Drawing on intellectual and social history as well as the work of Michel Foucault, the author investigates the intersection of scientific, political, and professional interests that informed perceptions and understandings of contagion in 19th-century France. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733953
- ISBN
- 9780804733953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.41
€ 92.41
Hardback. aeo Completely re--written third edition of an established and well--known textbook. aeo Comprehensive and up--to--date coverage of the social structure of contemporary British society. aeo Clear, jargon--free and approachable style. aeo Attractive and varied presentation. aeo Cross--referenced to accompanying new Reader. Num Pages: 624 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition Completely Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622965
- ISBN
- 9780745622965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.98
€ 84.98
Paperback. Introduces readers to key sociological perspectives about modern Chinese society and social change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 colour illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107600799
- ISBN
- 9781107600799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429674
- ISBN
- 9781847429674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.96
€ 40.99
€ 38.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558873
- ISBN
- 9781904558873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.48
€ 33.99
€ 29.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 65
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628082128
- ISBN
- 9781628082128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.22€ 58.82
€ 82.22
€ 58.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594543449
- ISBN
- 9781594543449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.21€ 140.73
€ 203.21
€ 140.73
Paperback. An introduction to the main sources of identity and division within Northern Ireland. Examines ethnicity, religion, class, gender and the role of the media. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Signed and inscribed by author
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KOC0013384
- ISBN
- 9780745312446
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Hardback. Pagan and Native Faith movements have sprung up across Europe in recent decades, yet little has been published about them compared with British and American Pagans. Though all such movements valorize human relationships with nature and embrace polytheistic cosmologies, practitioners' beliefs, practices, goals and agendas are diverse. Editor(s): Rountree, Kathryn. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HRQ; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386469
- ISBN
- 9781782386469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.23
€ 162.23
Paperback. This reference defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept. It includes articles on the transborder data flows of personal information, public opinion and legislation on privacy, medical and genetic privacy, and invasiveness in employment procedures. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMH; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405116701
- ISBN
- 9781405116701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. This fully revised and updated introduction to political sociology incorporates the burgeoning literature on globalization and shows how contemporary politics is linked to cultural issues, social structure and democratizing social action. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330755
- ISBN
- 9781444330755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of this accessible yet provocative survey of contemporary social and sociological theories. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412992770
- ISBN
- 9781412992770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 226.71
€ 226.71
Hardback. Provides a critical overview of the key themes of this school of thought, which explains how phenomena and ways of thinking develop in their social contexts. This book traces the multiple roots of social constructionism, and shows how it has been used, critiqued, and refined within the social and human sciences. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909249
- ISBN
- 9781439909249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.52
€ 56.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422551
- ISBN
- 9781619422551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.81€ 84.26
€ 119.81
€ 84.26
Paperback. This book covers the major theoretical orientations in American sociology since the mid-twentieth century. It is distinctive as a theory text in giving attention to organizations, communities, markets, and socioeconomic classes as meso-level social formations. Num Pages: 630 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 985.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926258
- ISBN
- 9781441926258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Canadian Scholars Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 483
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551302881
- ISBN
- 9781551302881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.11
€ 71.11
Paperback. Contemporary Sociology is an introductory textbook with angles and arguments. Responding to the need for a different kind of introductory textbook, it provides more focused, in-depth explorations of the most exciting and contemporary aspects of sociology. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661834
- ISBN
- 9780745661834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04