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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138675155
ISBN
9781138675155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.38

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
€ 41.07

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

€ 27.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007597475
ISBN
9780007597475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.13

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

€ 105.87

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

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

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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

€ 59.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138200852
ISBN
9781138200852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.33

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

€ 57.25

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
€ 29.44

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
€ 14.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483325217
ISBN
9781483325217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.39

Paperback. In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan looks at the mass of claims that film, feminism, the human sciences, and law make about sadomasochism and its practitioners, and the way those claims become the basis for the legal regulation of sadomasochist pornography and practice. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615519
ISBN
9781442615519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.07

Hardback. Bringing together scholarship from across the social sciences and humanities, this handbook critically examines the relationship between society and outer space, exploring the history, present and future of outer space and the place of humans within it. Editor(s): Dickens, Peter; Ormrod, James S. Num Pages: 528 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363510
ISBN
9781137363510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 318.51

Paperback. Eminent researchers share their expertise, not 'telling' users what to do, but 'showing' what different methods look like in action, using 'stories from the field' and explaining the key issues involved in reflecting on research. Editor(s): Lewin, Cathy; Somekh, Bridget. Num Pages: 368 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849200158
ISBN
9781849200158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226707563
ISBN
9780226707563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.84

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