Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. Continued economic restructuring has brought service work to center stage in labor and management studies, as well as in the sociology of work, gender, race, and inequality. This work features essays that explore questions of power and control, resistance and empowerment, and innovation and organizing in the lives of front-line service workers. Editor(s): Macdonald, Cameron Lynne; Sirianni, Carmen. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394802
- ISBN
- 9781566394802
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.06
€ 47.99
€ 43.06
Paperback. Examines two equally important movements of the early sixties, the New Left and the New Right, both sides equally critical of existing society and both utopian in their visions. This book describes the ways in which the historical reality of the sixties has been dramatically distorted by popular political and social images. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFC; JHM; JPFF; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394789
- ISBN
- 9781566394789
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.65
€ 40.99
€ 40.65
Paperback. Bridging the worlds of activism and academia - social movement theory informed with the real experiences of activists - this volume brings together insights from European New Social Movement theorists, US scholars of social movements, and activists involved in social movements from the 1960s to the 1990s. Editor(s): Epstein, Barbara; Flacks, Richard. Num Pages: 269 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393232
- ISBN
- 9781566393232
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.12
€ 42.99
€ 38.12
paperback. Tracing social and historical problems related to racial identity, this title discusses why race is a matter of such importance in America and examines the treatment of mixed race in law, society, and literature. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392655
- ISBN
- 9781566392655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.32
€ 45.99
€ 40.32
paperback. To study the settlement process of undocumented migrants, this work examines one of Houston's Maya communities, the approximately 900 Maya from a township in the Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala. It traces this Maya community from its genesis in 1978 to the complex effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 tables, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFN; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392570
- ISBN
- 9781566392570
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Defines and changes perceptions of ethnic identity. This book invokes gender, generation, class, religion, language, and the dramatic political changes of the 1940s in South Asia and the United States to show how individual and group perceptions of ethnic identity have changed among Punjabi Mexican Americans in rural California. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781566392020
- ISBN
- 9781566392020
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Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01
Paperback. An ethnography of trucking culture, this work documents and analyzes truckers' lives and work ethic, exploring the range of identities truckers create for themselves the renegade cowboy, the company man, the voyeur, the lone king of the road. It examines the meaning of work and the motivation for excelling despite long hours on the road. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391764
- ISBN
- 9781566391764
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 44.73
€ 50.99
€ 44.73
Paperback. Through a study of the Latino community in Boston, this book addressees three debates in American politics: how to look at the ways in which women and men envision the meaning of politics and political participation; how to understand culture and the political life of expanding immigrant populations; and how to create a more participatory America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566390323
- ISBN
- 9781566390323
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.51
€ 45.99
€ 40.51
Paperback. The latest War on Drugs in the United States targeted cocaine and later crack as an "epidemic" sweeping the nation with tragic and irreversible effects. This title presents a study of heavy cocaine users in an effort to understand how they got started, their uses of cocaine, and the "natural" progression of use and abuse. Series: Health, Society, & Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566390132
- ISBN
- 9781566390132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the linguistically and geographically diverse regions of the world. As in the rest of the world, deaf people live throughout sub-Saharan communities. This is a research on sub-Saharan signed languages and deaf community, organizing has created the opportunity to gather together and the perspectives presented herein. Editor(s): Cooper, Audrey C.; Rashid, Khadijat K. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1HF; CFZ; JFFG; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 70 x 100 x 15. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686344
- ISBN
- 9781563686344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.12€ 59.88
€ 71.12
€ 59.88
Hardback. Reveals how deaf people in Adamorobe did not live in a social paradise but that they created their own "Deaf Space" by seeking each other out to form a society of their own. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 photographs, 11 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686320
- ISBN
- 9781563686320
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Condition: New
€ 71.12€ 60.06
€ 71.12
€ 60.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Lucas, C. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563681080
- ISBN
- 9781563681080
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.97
€ 52.99
€ 40.97
Hardcover. Part of an annual series which brings together studies of issues in the former USSR and Eastern Europe, this title covers both domestic and international developments. It bridges the gap between specialist research and journalistic accounts. Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara; Spencer, Metta; Drakulic, Slobodan. Series: Research in the Soviet Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JFSJ1; JHBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781559384322
- ISBN
- 9781559384322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.63
€ 115.63
Hardcover. Series: International Social Movements Research. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; GTJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991 ed.
- SKU
- V9781559383745
- ISBN
- 9781559383745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.49
€ 115.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Jackson, John L. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JKS; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781512821468
- ISBN
- 9781512821468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.39
€ 33.39
Hardback. The essential revision guide for AS and 1st-year A-level Sociology from trusted and best-selling author Ken Browne. This indispensable book provides everything you need to revise for the exams, with a clear topic-by-topic layout to recap key theories and central ideas. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 197. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509516209
- ISBN
- 9781509516209
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Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509515097
- ISBN
- 9781509515097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.89
€ 48.99
€ 47.89
Hardback. Today's economic system premised on the sale of physical goods does not fit the information age we live in. The capitalist order requires the maintenance of an artificial scarcity in goods that have the potential for near infinite and almost free replication. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509513222
- ISBN
- 9781509513222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. The ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509511457
- ISBN
- 9781509511457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40
Hardback. In this important new book Rein Raud develops an original theory of culture understood as a loose and internally contradictory system of texts and practices that are shared by intermittent groups of people and used by them to make sense of their life-worlds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511242
- ISBN
- 9781509511242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. We live in times of increasing public distrust of the main institutions of modern society. Experts, including scientists, are suspected of working to hidden agendas or serving vested interests. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509509607
- ISBN
- 9781509509607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. * This is an engaging new book from one of the most influential and widely read sociologists in the world today * Bauman, in conversation with Leonidas Donskis, reflects on the nature of evil in our liquid modern world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509508112
- ISBN
- 9781509508112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. "Just as philosophy begins with doubt, so also a life that may be called human begins with irony" so wrote Kierkegaard. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509505722
- ISBN
- 9781509505722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509505517
- ISBN
- 9781509505517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70