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Hardback. This comprehensive reader offers some of the best writing currently available on health and illness in contemporary society. Edited by Sarah Nettleton, author of the best--selling The Sociology of Health and Illness textbook. Provides up--to--date, empirical material as well as covering the major theoretical perspectives. Editor(s): Nettleton, Sarah; Gustafsson, Ulla. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622903
- ISBN
- 9780745622903
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Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. Friends can help to form the basic structure of our lives but we very often take them for granted. Friends can sometimes be regarded as an oppressive burden when they appear to be greedily demanding too much of us. How to get the balance right is a perennial concern and the subject of much fiction and drama. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622804
- ISBN
- 9780745622804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. Choosing Ethnic Identity explores the ways in which people are able to choose their ethnic identities in contemporary multiethnic societies such as the USA and Britain. Notions such as adopting an identity, or self--designated terms, such as Black British and Asian American, suggest the importance of agency and choice for individuals. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622767
- ISBN
- 9780745622767
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Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. A A provocative and intelligent look at the 'myths' used to explain recent changes in the nature of work. A The authors unravel these myths, explain how they have come about, and question their accuracy. In doing so they provide a more accurate picture of employment and the modern workplace. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622712
- ISBN
- 9780745622712
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Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardback. Masculine domination is so deeply ingrained in our unconscious that we hardly perceive all of its dimensions. It is so much in line with our expectations that we struggle to call it fully into question. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622644
- ISBN
- 9780745622644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 770.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622637
- ISBN
- 9780745622637
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Condition: New
€ 47.73
€ 47.73
Hardback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622620
- ISBN
- 9780745622620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.98
€ 85.98
Hardback. * An outstanding introduction to the work of Franz Fanon, one of the most important and controversial thinkers of postwar period. * Fanon was an anti--colonial / postcolonial critic whose work spans across the political and academic disciplines of philosophy, psychiatry, social science, and literature. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; HPS; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622606
- ISBN
- 9780745622606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.11
€ 76.11
Hardback. This new textbook provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitative research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in all of the social sciences, as well as established researchers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622446
- ISBN
- 9780745622446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622231
- ISBN
- 9780745622231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622224
- ISBN
- 9780745622224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. In this provocative and timely new book, Alain Touraine explores the question of how we might live together in a truly globalized world society. Rejecting the seductive metaphor of a global melting pot, Touraine mounts a powerful attack on the idea that we now live together as equals, sharing the same social and cultural values. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622118
- ISBN
- 9780745622118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining it. In this new book, the leading social theorist Hans Joas explores the nature of values in relation to some of the leading figures of twentieth--century philosophy and social theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621531
- ISBN
- 9780745621531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. An important work by one of the leading social thinkers of the late twentieth century. This book is one of Luhmann's most systematic statement about the nature of the media. He examines the media from the distinctive perspective of his theory of social systems. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621326
- ISBN
- 9780745621326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.76
€ 22.76
Paperback. aeo A clear and wide--ranging analysis of modernity and the a moderna from the perspective of geography. aeo Argues that there are three a prime modernitiesa which have been defined by the development of the modern world: from mercantile modernity to industrial modernity and then to todaya s consumer modernity. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTP; JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621302
- ISBN
- 9780745621302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. aeo A major new work by one of the leading social and political thinkers of our time. aeo Offers a fundamental reassessment of the future of work, at a time when the role of work in our lives is being transformed by profound economic and technological changes. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPA; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621289
- ISBN
- 9780745621289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.76
€ 22.76
Hardback. Jeffrey Weeks has established an international reputation as one of the most original and influential writers on the social history of sexuality. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621142
- ISBN
- 9780745621142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. Democracy and democratization are now high on the political agenda, but there is growing indifference to the gap between rich and poor. Political equalities matter more than ever, while economic inequality is accepted almost as a fact of life. It is the separation between economic and political that lies at the heart of this book. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621098
- ISBN
- 9780745621098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.59
€ 23.59
Hardback. Since the end of the eighteenth century, the pursuit of a true lovea has been enshrined in the expectations of Western societies. We regard this pursuit as our right, and organize our lives around it. However, the possibility that love is becoming more difficult to achieve in the West has begun to attract considerable attention. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620725
- ISBN
- 9780745620725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. This is a major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. In a stylish and accessible study, Hervieu--Leger addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620466
- ISBN
- 9780745620466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24