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Sociology & anthropology

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

€ 196.53

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

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

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

€ 110.28

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Henckel, Dietrich; Von Kuczkowski, Kester; Lau, Petra; Pahl-Weber, Elke; Stellmacher, Florian. Num Pages: 601 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Number of pages
601
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531162478
ISBN
9783531162478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.04

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
€ 23.03

Hardcover. Plants have cultural histories, and their culturally known applications change through time and across contexts. The impact of individual plant species on human cultures has been profound, whether it is the coca and quinine from South America or tea and coffee from the Old World. This pattern is seen in all types of uses that humans make of plants. Editor(s): Hsu, Elisabeth; Harris, Stephen. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450601
ISBN
9781845450601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.88

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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

€ 110.28

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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

€ 71.18

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
€ 24.88

Hardback. Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are naturalA" or socially constructed.A" Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450883
ISBN
9780857450883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.25

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

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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

€ 20.99
€ 17.21

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
€ 24.74

Hardback. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Children and Change in a Caribbean Village. 252 pages, 20 ills & tables, 3 maps. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight: 478.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
266
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457608
ISBN
9780857457608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.35

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813544304
ISBN
9780813544304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848-1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the exciting, moving story of his life to Frank B Linderman, the well-known western writer who had befriended him. This title offers an account of the nomadic, spiritual, and warring life of Plains Indians before they were forced on to reservations. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 map, 9 photographs, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280182
ISBN
9780803280182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.93

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