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Paperback. Defining the demands and expectations that parents place upon their offspring from the very beginning, this book explains how even the youngest can adapt to a role that is expected of them. It demonstrates how parents can transfer problems from their own childhood into this new relationship. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701367
- ISBN
- 9780765701367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.64
€ 76.64
Paperback. This book explores how Arab workers (mainly women) and Jewish managers in the Israeli textile industry negotiate the terms and meanings of factory work. It examines the tension between traditional familial and social roles and the demands of industrial life, as well as the complications created by Arab-Jewish political and military conflict. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737876
- ISBN
- 9780804737876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. An anthology of empirical studies of Asian Americans' ethnic or pan-ethnic identities, examining ethnic attachments among second-generation Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101753
- ISBN
- 9780759101753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.49
€ 159.49
Paperback. Examines the implications of new communication technologies. This book evaluates critically the concepts of media and technology in various traditions of cultural theory, with the aim of rethinking the relations of humans to machines. It also examines theories of postmodernity in relation to the new media and the debate over multiculturalism. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; PDR; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613963
- ISBN
- 9780745613963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. This book draws attention to the "second sexism," where it exists, how it works and what it looks like, and responds to those who would deny that it exists. Challenging conventional ways of thinking, it examines controversial issues such as sex-based affirmative action, gender roles, and charges of anti-feminism. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674512
- ISBN
- 9780470674512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.57
€ 38.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. A capacious and synthetic historical investigation, The Secret History of Domesticity exemplifies how the methods of literary interpretation and historical analysis can inform and enrich one another. Num Pages: 904 pages, 97, 2 black & white halftones, 84 black & white line drawings, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885402
- ISBN
- 9780801885402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.66
€ 55.66
Paperback. Breaks the silence about the power money holds over family life Internationally known psychologist Cloe Madanes and writer Claudio Madanes present a revolutionary view of the role money plays in families. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFJ; VFV; VSB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787941161
- ISBN
- 9780787941161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
The Secret of Borges. A Psychoanalytic Inquiry into His Work.
Woscoboinik, Julio; Pozzi, Dora Carlisky
Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761812388
- ISBN
- 9780761812388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.02
€ 124.02
Paperback. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and firsthand research, this title probes the unobserved moments in our daily lives - waiting for a bus, daydreaming by the window, performing a routine task - and illuminates these 'empty' times as full of significance. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. 280 pages. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and firsthand research, this title probes the unobserved moments in our daily lives - waiting for a bus, daydreaming by the window, performing a routine task - and illuminates these 'empty' times as full of significance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262638
- ISBN
- 9780520262638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. For many women around the world, their greatest risk of HIV infection comes from having sex with the very person with whom they are supposed to have sex: their spouse. This title situates marital HIV risk within an exploration of marital and extramarital sexuality in five diverse settings: Mexico, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK5; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516831
- ISBN
- 9780826516831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.17
€ 52.17
Paperback. Activist, journalist, and theorist, Eqbal Ahmad (1934-1999) was admired and consulted by revolutionaries and activists as well as policymakers and academics. This work collects his writings. It reflects his distinct understanding of world politics, as well as his profound sense of empathy for those living in poverty and oppression. Editor(s): Bengelsdorf, Carollee; Cerullo, Margaret; Chandrani, Yogesh. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127110
- ISBN
- 9780231127110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.68
€ 46.99
€ 33.68
Hardcover. This book proposes a developmental theory of interpersonal competence that cites the family as the setting within which functional and psychopathological personality patterns are formed and nutured. Series: Wiley Series in Couples & Family Dynamics & Treatment. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMK; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471122470
- ISBN
- 9780471122470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.31
€ 199.31
Paperback. In work, as in other areas of life, it is not always clear what standards we are being judged by or how our worth is being determined. Drawing on the notion that "perplexing situations" provide opportunities for innovative inquiry, this title argues that the dissonance of diverse principles can lead to discovery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152486
- ISBN
- 9780691152486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.32
€ 40.99
€ 29.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731041
- ISBN
- 9780415731041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.40
€ 69.40
Paperback. This volume brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748771
- ISBN
- 9780226748771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. * A comprehensive survey of the development of the Serbian nation. * Provides the background history of the Serbs, essential to understanding their current situation. * Traces the history of the Serbian people from the seventh through to the late twentieth century. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204718
- ISBN
- 9780631204718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pocket Books New York
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684839295
- ISBN
- 9780684839295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.62
€ 21.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Identifies and explores the seven physiological life processes and how they relate to the healthy development of children. Translator(s): Kuettel, Nina. Num Pages: 180 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936849345
- ISBN
- 9781936849345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
paperback. Most would agree that American culture in the 1980s differed dramatically from that of the 1960s. Yet the 1970s is still thought of as a cultural wasteland. This text debunks this notion by examining a wide range of political and cultural phenomena. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822321668
- ISBN
- 9780822321668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.02
€ 41.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Presents facts about what Americans think and feel about sex, including: more men than women turn down sex because of stress; men are more willing to wait until marriage before copulating than women; 64 per cent of Americans have sex at least once a week; missionary is the preferred position (go figure); and, more. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616084196
- ISBN
- 9781616084196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.03
€ 15.03
Paperback. A book that rigorously interrogates the language of body politics in the context of neo-colonialist domination Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218940
- ISBN
- 9780253218940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
paperback. This volume provides an ethnographic account of courtship, marriage and family life among the people of the Trobriand Islands. Num Pages: 654 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415606523
- ISBN
- 9780415606523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardback. The Shadow Side of Fieldwork draws attention to the typically hidden or unacknowledged aspects of ethnographic fieldwork encounters that nevertheless shape the resulting knowledge and texts. Addressing these invisible, elusive, unspoken or mysterious elements introduces a distinctive rigor and responsibility to ethnographic research. Editor(s): McLean, Athena; Leibing, Annette. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161305
- ISBN
- 9781405161305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Paperback. The Shadow Side of Fieldwork draws attention to the typically hidden or unacknowledged aspects of ethnographic fieldwork encounters that nevertheless shape the resulting knowledge and texts. Addressing these invisible, elusive, unspoken or mysterious elements introduces a distinctive rigor and responsibility to ethnographic research. Editor(s): McLean, Athena; Leibing, Annette. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169813
- ISBN
- 9781405169813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34