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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Traces the history of contraception use and population management in colonial India, while illuminating its connection to contemporary debates in India and birth control movements in Great Britain and United States. This book draws attention to the interactive and relational history of Indian birth control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFM; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074806
ISBN
9780252074806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. This book argues that it also lies at the center of the social scientist's quest to interpret and explain social life. It presents a model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226765914
ISBN
9780226765914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 78.49

Paperback. Now revised and updated, this cutting-edge reader introduces undergraduate students to the complexities of inequality in America, showing how race, class, and gender are interrelated through both classic and contemporary readings by the top names in the field. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Szelenyi, Szonja. Num Pages: 784 pages, 100+ tables, figures, cgarts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1250. Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race, Class, and Gender. 784 pages. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Szelenyi, Szonja.

Now revised and updated, this cutting-edge reader introduces undergraduate students to the complexities of inequality in America, showing how race, class, and gender are interrelated through both classic and contemporary readings by the top names in the field. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 41. Weight: 1020.

Publisher
Westview Press
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition, Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813344843
ISBN
9780813344843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.89

Hardback. The Cultural Nature of Human Development presents an account of human development that looks at the differences and similarities among cultures. Rogoff focuses on how culture matters in human development. The volume examines multiple aspects of development. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195131338
ISBN
9780195131338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.98

Paperback. In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison explores the many places where the dead cohabit the world of the living - the graves, images, literature, architecture, and monuments that house the dead in their afterlife among us. This elegantly conceived work devotes particular attention to the practice of burial. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317939
ISBN
9780226317939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994327
ISBN
9781784994327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.75
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477307823
ISBN
9781477307823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Takes a fresh view of the culture of consumption. This book examines the interplay of culture and consumer behavior from the anthropologist's point of view and provides new insights into the way we view ourselves and our society. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253206282
ISBN
9780253206282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473913554
ISBN
9781473913554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; HRLM7; JFMX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 323.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021366
ISBN
9780253021366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. Making Sense of Self-Harm provides an alternative approach to understanding nonsuicidal self-injury; using Cultural Sociology to analyse it more as a practice than an illness and exploring it as a powerful cultural idiom of personal distress and social estrangement that is peculiarly resonant with the symbolic life of late-modern society. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHB; JHMC; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137470584
ISBN
9781137470584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBJM; JFFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178792
ISBN
9780231178792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. This title challenges the long-held anthropological notion that non-European cultures and people were isolated and static entities before the advent of European colonialism and imperialism. Num Pages: 536 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 35 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746. 536 pages, Illustrations, maps. Explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. This title challenges the long-held anthropological notion that non-European cultures and people were isolated and static entities before the advent of European colonialism and imperialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight: 748.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268180
ISBN
9780520268180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social network analyses, this book develops a theory about the emergence of organizational, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks. Num Pages: 608 pages, 142 color illus. 46 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPA; KC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1484.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148878
ISBN
9780691148878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 46.32

Hardback. As Qing Dynasty China disintegrated, economic hardship and civil disorder led to millions of Chinese men and women seeking their fortunes abroad, many journeying south into French Indochina. This title focuses on the overseas Chinese communities in French Indochina and the interactions between them and French colonial authorities. Series: Library of Modern China Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTQ; JFFN; JHB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761343
ISBN
9781780761343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.08
€ 135.76

Hardback. Population ageing is among the most important developments of our time. This book explores the profound challenges faced by an aging world. Leading experts from diverse disciplines describe the fundamental impact demographic aging has on pension systems, on the concepts of retirement and old age, and on the balance of generational justice. Editor(s): Torp, Cornelius. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137283160
ISBN
9781137283160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.37

Paperback. Culture Smart! Dominican Republic provides essential information on local attitudes, beliefs and behaviour. This concise guide will tell you what to expect and how to behave. This inside knowledge will enable you to avoid embarrassing faux pas, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful relationships. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JHBT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857335279
ISBN
9781857335279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Explores the problems and opportunities surrounding Internet-based research. From hyperlink analysis to the sex industry online, case studies in this title highlight the difficulties researchers face, the opportunities to be seized, and offer practical solutions. It is suitable for those planning a research project involving the Internet. Editor(s): Hine, Christine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845200855
ISBN
9781845200855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JHBL; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
9780747805595
ISBN
9780747805595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Piggott, John; Woodland, Alan. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 260 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
North Holland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780444538406
ISBN
9780444538406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.62

Paperback. This unique book offers a timely analysis of the impact of rapidly advancing knowledge about the brain, mind and behaviour on contemporary public policy and practice. It analyses the global spread of research agendas, policy experiments and everyday practice informed by 'brain culture'. Num Pages: 214 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 328 x 2. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447314059
ISBN
9781447314059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Most of us have to work. But is work just a means to an end? In trying to make a living, have we lost touch with the idea of making things well? This book offers an exploration of craftsmanship - the desire to do a job well for its own sake - as a template for living. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141022093
ISBN
9780141022093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156095
ISBN
9780691156095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: Perspectives on Global Health. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHMP; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421703
ISBN
9780821421703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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