Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. Modern social science is largely pessimistic about social life and inquiry and this text traces the reasons for this. It argues for a creative and progressive social science to tackle the real problems of society and to find a solution which would expand human competence and practical resources. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333545454
- ISBN
- 9780333545454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Paperback. Brings together the major findings of 11 projects funded under the "Crime and the Criminal Justice System Initiative" by the Economic and Social Research Council in the mid-1980s. Editor(s): Downes, David. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JHBC; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333540572
- ISBN
- 9780333540572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Hardback. The author argues that we underestimate the importance of crying as a powerful means of communication. Through case histories she shows how, why, when and where human beings cry and the barriers placed in their way. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539965
- ISBN
- 9780333539965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.95
€ 118.95
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333535868
- ISBN
- 9780333535868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. The social sciences are predominantly developments of the Enlightenment, extensions of the methods of Newtonian science. This book details essays of recent social theorists who have brought the presuppositions of Enlightenment thinking under critical scrutiny. Editor(s): Doherty, Joe; Graham, Elspeth; Malek, Mo. Series: Communications & Culture. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333534526
- ISBN
- 9780333534526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
hardcover. A collection of essays written in recognition of Rabier's contribution to the integration of Europe and the development of social science research work, particularly the cross-national survey - the Euro-barometer. The contributors make use of this system of surveys in their work. Editor(s): Reif, Karlheinz; Inglehart, Ronald (Professor of Political Science, University of Michegan, USA). Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333527542
- ISBN
- 9780333527542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.69
€ 233.69
Paperback. The aim of this study is to assemble and interpret economic and social change in Ireland since 1960. The authors place these changes in the context of the Irish experience since independence, and compare Ireland's problems and economic progress to that of other developed countries. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JH; KCB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524961
- ISBN
- 9780333524961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
An Introduction to the Work of Pierre Bourdieu. The Practice of Theory...
Harker, Richard. Ed(S): Harker, Richard (Read...
Hardback. This book provides the reader with an introduction to a complex and rewarding body of French sociology. Post-modernist sociology has already been influenced by the French theorist Foucault, and it is likely that the generation to come will be reading Bourdieu. Editor(s): Harker, Richard (Reader, Department of Education); Mahar, Cheleen (Lecturer, Department of Social Anthropology); Wilkes, Chris (Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology). Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524756
- ISBN
- 9780333524756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.06
€ 181.06
Paperback. BIC Classification: JHBL. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524039
- ISBN
- 9780333524039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Hardback. This book shows the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in China. The research is based on information from book-keeping records of some households of a few regions in central China, the national statistical network, local statistics and chronicles. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHBC; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497432
- ISBN
- 9780333497432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.73
€ 180.73
Hardback. The British Sociological Association held a conference on the theme "Sociology and History". In 1964, E.H. Carr had called for an open frontier between the disciplines. This book examines the traffic across this frontier and in particular, what might be called the sociological uses of history. Editor(s): Kendrick, Stephen; Straw, Pat; McCrone, David. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333493700
- ISBN
- 9780333493700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.07
€ 119.07
Hardcover. A fieldwork-based sociological study of how participants in City of London financial markets view the markets in which they work and the market mechanism in general. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBL; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489833
- ISBN
- 9780333489833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
Paperback. Examining the role of home and family in the latter part of the 20th century, this book covers such subjects as the single parent, institutions and homes, the role of the mother in the family, and domestic architecture and domestic life. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham; Crow, Graham; University of Southampton. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489758
- ISBN
- 9780333489758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.98
€ 117.98
Hardback. Examining the role of home and family in the latter part of the 20th century, this book covers such subjects as the single parent, institutions and homes, the role of the mother in the family, and domestic architecture and domestic life. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham; Crow, Graham. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489741
- ISBN
- 9780333489741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.85
€ 118.85
Paperback. An examination of the impact of the industrial society on women and their expectations, values, personalities and achievements in the labour force. It explores the changes that have occurred in Western industrial societies and attempts to explain their reasons and effects on women and society. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333488690
- ISBN
- 9780333488690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. Looks at the issue of equal pay for equal value with regards the race, class and gender of employees. Chapters examine such topics as comparable worth and its impact on black women, gender and class in comparable worth, equal worth in British banking and comparable worth in US nursing. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475072
- ISBN
- 9780333475072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. A study concentrating on the sociology of industrial conflict and focusing on the causes of industrial disputes and their meanings for those involved. The author has aimed to present the views and theories of others, dealing mainly with Britain but including some international comparisons. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KNXB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473610
- ISBN
- 9780333473610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. This text does not dispute the validity of the postmodern critique but is concerned to resist the irrationality which seems to coincide with anti-positivism. The concept utilized is one of justice, a concept that the author uses to demonstrate the theories of both Habermas and Lyotard. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture & Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473238
- ISBN
- 9780333473238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.02
€ 180.02
Hardback. This book has its origins in the annual conference of the British Sociological Association in 1987, held in the University of Leeds on the theme "Science, Technology and Society". These papers, selected from those presented, explore aspects of the current scientific-technological "revolution". Editor(s): Varcoe, Ian; McNeil, Maureen; Yearley, Steven. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; P; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333465547
- ISBN
- 9780333465547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Paperback. An attempt to analyze employment in Britain in which the author examines developments in the labour market since the war and assesses the contribution of national policy and ideology. Various forecasts of job prospects and analysis of employment and consumption trends are offered. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333464892
- ISBN
- 9780333464892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03
€ 57.03