Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359692
- ISBN
- 9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology Studies Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDAK; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023920
- ISBN
- 9780884023920
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JHM; RGC; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138639683
- ISBN
- 9781138639683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
Paperback. This edition marks the 25th anniversary of Elijah Anderson's classic study of street life among a gang of people congregating around a bar called "Jelly's" on Chicago's South Side. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226019598
- ISBN
- 9780226019598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. New interest in labour and union internationalism has developed over the last 10-15 years. This collection, co-edited by scholars from an older and younger generation, is a very original attempt to grapple with the challenges of globalisation for labor. The collection includes contributions from academics and activists based in the North and South. Editor(s): Waterman, Peter; Wills, Jane. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229834
- ISBN
- 9780631229834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Paperback. The debate on modernity and postmodernity has awakened interest in the importance of the spatial for cultural formations. Rob Shields has here developed an alternative geography and sociology of space by examining 'places on the margin'. Series: International Library of Sociology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: JH; RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415080224
- ISBN
- 9780415080224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Hardback. Editor(s): Gaquin, Deirdre A.; Ryan, Mary Meghan. Series: County and City Extra Series. Num Pages: 842 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 842
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598888560
- ISBN
- 9781598888560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.96
€ 198.96
Paperback. Lisa Messeri traces how planetary scientists-whether working in the Utah desert, a Chilean observatory, or the labs of MIT-transform celestial bodies into places in order to understand the universe as densely inhabited by planets, in turn telling us more about Earth, ourselves, and our place in the cosmos. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PGS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362036
- ISBN
- 9780822362036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.15
€ 28.15
Hardback. Lisa Messeri traces how planetary scientists-whether working in the Utah desert, a Chilean observatory, or the labs of MIT-transform celestial bodies into places in order to understand the universe as densely inhabited by planets, in turn telling us more about Earth, ourselves, and our place in the cosmos. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PGS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361879
- ISBN
- 9780822361879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Challenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39, 24 black & white illustrations, 7 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HRCC99; HRCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886058
- ISBN
- 9780801886058
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Condition: New
€ 64.10
€ 64.10
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Geniusz, Annmarie. Editor(s): Geniusz, Wendy Makoons. Num Pages: 344 pages, 37. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816696765
- ISBN
- 9780816696765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.94
€ 24.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. In Plastic Bodies Emilia Sanabria examines how women's use of sex hormones in Bahia, Brazil for menstrual suppression shapes social relations, having become central to contemporary understandings of the body, class, gender, sex, personhood, modernity, and Brazilian national identity. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361619
- ISBN
- 9780822361619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Hardback. In Plastic Bodies Emilia Sanabria examines how women's use of sex hormones in Bahia, Brazil for menstrual suppression shapes social relations, having become central to contemporary understandings of the body, class, gender, sex, personhood, modernity, and Brazilian national identity. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361428
- ISBN
- 9780822361428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Gate Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871871470
- ISBN
- 9781871871470
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.23
€ 17.99
€ 16.23
Paperback. The author argues that rather than viewing play simply as a preoccupation and a vehicle for skill development, it is a social and cultural phenomenon of adult life, enveloped by wider structures and processes of society. The author distinguishes play from other forms of human social expression, particularly ritual, communitas, and work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073182
- ISBN
- 9780252073182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. The streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest, with creativity, fun, pleasure, and play as its cornerstones. This book examines the historical use and development of 'play', as well looking at the recent ways in which it has infused protest and community building. Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415849197
- ISBN
- 9780415849197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264981
- ISBN
- 9780226264981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.49
€ 31.99
€ 24.49
Paperback. Constructing intimacy in SM play and beyond Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222855
- ISBN
- 9780253222855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. "An important contribution to debates around sex and work .. deserves to be read." - Nina Power Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781683231
- ISBN
- 9781781683231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.20
€ 14.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. By analyzing the roots of these competitive after school activities and their contemporary effects, this title contextualizes elementary school-age children's activities, and suggests they have become proving grounds for success in the tournament of life - especially when it comes to coveted admission to elite universities, and beyond. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276765
- ISBN
- 9780520276765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43