Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTG; JFSR2; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164441
- ISBN
- 9780691164441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.32
€ 58.94
€ 46.32
Paperback. As more and more women in the developed world choose to remain childless, father and son Laurie and Matthew Taylor talk to parents, prospective parents and the child-free in an attempt to understand the growing sense in today's society that there is no longer any point in having children. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KNW0010625
- ISBN
- 9781904095255
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In an era of skyrocketing tuition and concern over whether college is worth it, this is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful expose of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it." Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088023
- ISBN
- 9780674088023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. A nuanced exploration of one of the largest and least understood indigenous peoples Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078231
- ISBN
- 9780252078231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385068
- ISBN
- 9780226385068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226447575
- ISBN
- 9780226447575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138675155
- ISBN
- 9781138675155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Analyzes the social side of technological risk. This book argues that the conventional engineering approach to ensuring safety - building in more warnings and safeguards - fails because systems complexity makes failures inevitable. It asserts that typical precautions, by adding to complexity, may help create new categories of accidents. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JH; KNXC; TGPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004129
- ISBN
- 9780691004129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Target success in sociology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 298 x 17. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471882654
- ISBN
- 9781471882654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. The significance of feasts, feasting and drinking throughout the history of the world is not to be underestimated. The Never-Ending Feast explores and analyses the variety of traditions surrounding and significances ascribed to commensality, throwing light on how and why human history is essentially the story of the never-ending feast. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847889256
- ISBN
- 9781847889256
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.95
€ 35.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007597475
- ISBN
- 9780007597475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 24.03
€ 42.99
€ 24.03
Hardback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310471
- ISBN
- 9781447310471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
Paperback. Collection of new essays on the past, present, and future of positivism in the various social sciences Editor(s): Steinmetz, George. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335184
- ISBN
- 9780822335184
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283862
- ISBN
- 9780520283862
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Music and dance play a central role in the 'healing arts' of the Senoi Temiar, a group of hunters and horticulturalists dwelling in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. This title shows how the sounds and gestures of music and dance acquire a potency that can transform thoughts, emotions, and bodies. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 278 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9; JHM; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082816
- ISBN
- 9780520082816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.47
€ 35.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177658
- ISBN
- 9780231177658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.15
€ 29.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. A survey of the manifestations and meaning of Black Power in America, this work analyzes the ideology of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s and places it in the context of both African-American and Western political thought. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391450
- ISBN
- 9781566391450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415515399
- ISBN
- 9780415515399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138200852
- ISBN
- 9781138200852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.67
€ 77.67
Paperback. Introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history, this work explores the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Num Pages: 760 pages, Numerous tables. BIC Classification: CF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199296682
- ISBN
- 9780199296682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Paperback. The accessible introduction to 'methodology' rather than 'methods' opens students up to critical questions about methodological concepts and frameworks in a way that will appeal to lecturers teaching research in education and wider social sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446208625
- ISBN
- 9781446208625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61
€ 53.61
Paperback. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Num Pages: 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels. 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 373
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247826
- ISBN
- 9780520247826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Mainstream media and film theory are based on the ways that media technologies operate in Europe and the United States. This work provides a history and ethnography of media in Nigeria, asking what media theory looks like when Nigeria rather than a European nation or the United States is taken as the starting point. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JFCA; JHMP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341086
- ISBN
- 9780822341086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; VFDW; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349401287
- ISBN
- 9780349401287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.16
€ 18.99
€ 14.16