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Hardcover. * A new book by the award-winnning sociologist Eva Illouz on modern love. * Sets out to explain why love is such a painful experience for many people - why we invest so much in the search for love and why it so often disappoints us. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661520
ISBN
9780745661520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Hardcover. This work explores the relationship between parents and children and shows how critical parents are in determining which children will be happy and productive. Nigel Barber, a psychologist, is the author of "Parenting: Roles, Styles and Outcomes". Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMC; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897897259
ISBN
9780897897259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 50.58

Hardback. Politicians and the political process, even in ostensibly democratic countries, can be deadly. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. 8vo.Good clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0290784
ISBN
9780745649818
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

hardcover. Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is a comprehensive analysis of knowledge of animals among the Nage people of central Flores in Indonesia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFZ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781487500047
ISBN
9781487500047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.83

Paperback. Andrew Sayer suggests how social science can better understand people's concerns and values, especially their ethical sentiments and dispositions. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521171649
ISBN
9780521171649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Is there a method to the madness when it comes to shopping? Hailed by the "San Francisco Chronicle" as "a Sherlock Holmes for retailers," author and CEO Underhill answers with a definitive "yes" in this witty, eye-opening report on the nation's ever-evolving consumer culture. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; KJS; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Updated, Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416595243
ISBN
9781416595243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. This volume analyzes the support systems and lifestyles of widows in Australia, the Philippines, Korea, Iran, China, India, Turkey, and Israel. Editor(s): Lopata, Helena. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham, NC
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307686
ISBN
9780822307686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665480
ISBN
9781552665480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826487124
ISBN
9780826487124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.37

Paperback. Tells how Brazil, against all odds, became the first developing country to universalize access to life-saving AIDS therapies - a breakthrough made possible by an unexpected alliance of activists, government reformers, development agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 472 pages, 109 halftones. 5 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC; JKS; JPQB; LNTM; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143859
ISBN
9780691143859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.67

paperback. William N Fenton's contributions to the understanding of the cultures and histories of the Iroquois are formidable. This volume includes Fenton's classic studies of such key issues as Iroquois folklore, factionalism, and the repatriation of material culture; and discussions of theory and practice and the methodology of 'upstreaming'. Editor(s): Starna, William A.; Campisi, Jack. Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 398 pages, 10 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216075
ISBN
9780803216075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781907344
ISBN
9781781907344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.39

Paperback. Since our first primordial breath, wind has been a central theme of cultural thought. Wind in its different guises - from the 'natural phenomenon' of air in motion, to embodied 'life giving' experiences and deities and spirits - has contributed to the richness of human ideas and practices from ancient cultures to this very day. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178938
ISBN
9781405178938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. Contributors focus on such key media texts of the 1960s as The Avengers, This Sporting Life, Panorama, The Apartment and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, demonstrating what close textual investigation can reveal about the great social and cultural transformation of the decade. Editor(s): Aldgate, Anthony; Chapman, James (Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, Open University); Marwick, Arthur (Professor of History, Open University). Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643835
ISBN
9781860643835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Paperback. The editors of this book argue that there are no longer socially prescribed forms of conduct that help guide young men and women in the direction of matrimony. The volume offers an anthology of source readings in response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love and marriage. Editor(s): Kass, Amy A.; Kass, Leon R. Series: Ethics of Everyday Life S. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019600
ISBN
9780268019600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? Does winning make us happy? This title undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFP; JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159645
ISBN
9780691159645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rituals and wrap ourselves in flags? This title reveals how our facility for culture is the key to what makes us who we are. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031606
ISBN
9780141031606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HRQM; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235510
ISBN
9781922235510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047614
ISBN
9780226047614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198740292
ISBN
9780198740292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.24

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