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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Talks about gender, ethnicity, and nation in China, as seen through an ethnography of the changing cultural production of the Miao, a minority population. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 384 pages, 42 b&w photographs, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324447
ISBN
9780822324447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. An issue facing transitional democracies around the world has been what to do with the security apparatuses left over from the old regime. This text explores this using true stories of torture victims in Brazil and Uruguay who, faced with the paralysis of the new regime, settled their own accounts. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSU; BG; JHM; JPH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893945
ISBN
9780226893945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. The miraculous blends with the mundane in this book as the Samburu continue their day-to-day twenty-first-century existence. Straight describes miracles inside the cultural logic that makes them possible, questioning how anthropology can best engage with the improbable. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812220926
ISBN
9780812220926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.23

hardcover. Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple, this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table, 13 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751605
ISBN
9780804751605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.98

Paperback. Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple, this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table, 13 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761000
ISBN
9780804761000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Hardcover. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058313
ISBN
9780226058313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.39

Paperback. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058450
ISBN
9780226058450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564791
ISBN
9780813564791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.97

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564807
ISBN
9780813564807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. Candace Clark here seeks to identify the role sympathy plays in constructing the social order of American society. She explores the difference it makes for individuals, for relationships and for group solidarity if one person gives or withholds sympathy from another. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226107578
ISBN
9780226107578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.11

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547633
ISBN
9780813547633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Paperback. Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761916727
ISBN
9780761916727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99

Paperback. The 20th century has seen people displaced on an unprecedented scale and has brought concerns about refugees into sharp focus. These essays maintain a balance between providing specific details of the refugee experience and exploring corresponding theories of trust and mistrust. Editor(s): Daniel, E. V.; Knudsen, John Chr. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFS; JHM; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520088993
ISBN
9780520088993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Diaz, Francesca. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; WGF. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634841351
ISBN
9781634841351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 142.65

Paperback. A twenty-first century introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393602791
ISBN
9780393602791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.80

Paperback. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Butler, Tim; Lees, Loretta. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424921
ISBN
9781847424921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.95

Paperback. This timely text addresses the theory and practice of mixing inquiry methodologies in program evaluation and other forms of applied educational and social research. It covers roots of the contemporary interest in mixing methods, various conceptualizations of mixed method design and analysis and challenges of mixed method practice. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787983826
ISBN
9780787983826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483306759
ISBN
9781483306759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.99

Hardback. Mixed Race Amnesia explores how contemporary "progressive" attitudes toward multiraciality actually serve to obscure complex diasporic family histories while reinforcing colonialism. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827720
ISBN
9780774827720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.88

Paperback. Mixed Race Amnesia explores how contemporary "progressive" attitudes toward multiraciality actually serve to obscure complex diasporic family histories while reinforcing colonialism. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774827737
ISBN
9780774827737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

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