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Hardback. What is the role of leadership in society? Why do people surrender their political autonomy to the decision-making authority of leaders and rulers? This volume features papers that draw on the archaeological record of societies from around the world to address these critical issues in contemporary social science. Editor(s): Haas, Jonathan. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464218
- ISBN
- 9780306464218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.51
€ 186.51
Hardcover. Researchers in the new field of literary-and-cultural studies look at social issues - especially issues of change and mobility - through the lens of literary thinking. The essays range from cultural memory and migration to electronic textuality and biopolitics. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429698
- ISBN
- 9781137429698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
From Malthus' Stagnation to Sustained Growth: Social, Demographic and ...
Chiarini, Bruno, Malanima, Paolo
Hardcover. A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality and fertility to natural resources and the poverty trap. Editor(s): Piga, Gustavo. Series: Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCF; KCG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392489
- ISBN
- 9780230392489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. The third edition of From Memory to Written Record is a thorough update of this scholarly classic. Written for students and scholars of medieval history, it traces the development of literacy in England and serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students around the world. Num Pages: 418 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 418
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157919
- ISBN
- 9781405157919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.33
€ 39.33
Paperback. Looks at the process from which coffee is grown, gathered, sorted, shipped, and served from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to coffee shops in places as far apart as New York, Australia, and London. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHM; KNDF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1.11.2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351504
- ISBN
- 9780822351504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. * Carefully excerpted samples from both classic and contemporary writings in development literature. * Short, insightful introductions for each section of the book. * A useful general introduction for undergraduate, graduate, and non-- specialist audiences. . Series: Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210979
- ISBN
- 9780631210979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.59
€ 46.99
€ 46.59
Paperback. The first critical study of Disney films. Editor(s): Bell, Elizabeth; Haas, Lynda; Sells, Laura. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209788
- ISBN
- 9780253209788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.89
€ 22.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257556
- ISBN
- 9780226257556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.22
€ 19.99
€ 17.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257419
- ISBN
- 9780226257419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.34
€ 94.17
€ 77.34
Paperback. Spanning five centuries, this volume focuses on the development and legacy of the slave trade, slave rebellions, and its intrinsic contribution of slavery to contemporary West Indian politics and culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTS; JFC; JHM; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745313771
- ISBN
- 9780745313771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.01
€ 36.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Examining the changes that have occurred in families, family research, and family law in the late 20th century, this volume describes a paradigm shift in the legal and social regulation of the family to an emphasis on parents' relationships to their children, rather than to each other. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111171
- ISBN
- 9780231111171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231035927
- ISBN
- 9780231035927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.59€ 77.94
€ 103.59
€ 77.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JHB; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312214975
- ISBN
- 9780312214975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Paperback. Along the way, he shows readers how technology enables the forms, equipment, and devices of play to evolve constantly, both reflecting consumer choices and driving innovators and manufacturers to promote toys that involve entirely new kinds of play-from LEGOs and skateboards to beading kits and videogames. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHBS; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416502
- ISBN
- 9781421416502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.01
€ 37.01
Paperback. In the second edition of this classic study, revised with a new and substantial opening chapter, Krishan Kumar introduces and assesses the rival claims of three theories crucial to an understanding on contemporary social theory: the information society, post--Fordism, and post--modernism. . Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114295
- ISBN
- 9781405114295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636702
- ISBN
- 9780691636702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.68
€ 130.68
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608235
- ISBN
- 9780691608235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.33
€ 52.99
€ 37.33
Hardcover. This text proposes new theoretical and practical solutions for tackling the widespread social exclusion faced by people diagnosed mentally ill. Based on research in the US and UK, and with reference to elsewhere, it analyzes evidence of discrimination and the effectiveness of different remedies. Num Pages: 288 pages, references. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBC; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: Liz Sayce. viii, 280 p. ill. 23 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues - Health Systems & Services - Mental Health Services,Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- KEX0166599
- ISBN
- 9780333698891
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 71.31
€ 71.31
Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133418
- ISBN
- 9780231133418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.20
€ 36.99
€ 27.20
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBTB; JHM; JWD; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636412
- ISBN
- 9780691636412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.26
€ 116.26