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Paperback. This insightful re-examination of the nature of old age presents a unique theoretical account of the fourth age as the embodiment of the most feared and marginalized aspects of old age, addressing contemporary society's anxieties and offering opportunities for re-framing conceptions of old age. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137383983
ISBN
9781137383983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.30

Paperback. Compares the profession of economics in the United States, Britain, and France, and explains why economics, far from being a uniform science, differs in important ways among these three countries. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17 halftones. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; JHB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148038
ISBN
9780691148038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Research on Indigenous participation in sport offers many opportunities to better understand the political issues of equality, empowerment, self-determination and protection of culture and identity. This volume compares and conceptualises the sociological significance of Indigenous sports in different international contexts. Editor(s): Hallinan, Chris; Judd, Barry. Series Editor(s): Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHBS; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905913
ISBN
9781781905913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.04

Hardcover. First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JH; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 51 x 94 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1050. Used hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0018845
ISBN
9780710303950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359388
ISBN
9780822359388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151894
ISBN
9780231151894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MKLP; 1MKP; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424. The Paradox of Keeping-while-giving. 264 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 1 map. Tests anthropology's traditional assumptions about kinship, economics, power, and gender. Focusing on Oceania societies from Polynesia to Papua New Guinea and including Australian Aborigine groups, this title investigates the category of possessions that must not be given or, if they are circulated, must return finally to the giver. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MKLP; 1MKP; JFFK; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight: 414.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520076044
ISBN
9780520076044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. David Martin is one of the most distinguished writers on Christianity and society in modern times; his many influential writings and broadcasts range extensively over issues of religion, politics, violence and war. His vivid, elegant and absorbing prose offers surprising and often moving insights into his life, times and intellectual development. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
SPCK
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281071180
ISBN
9780281071180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739148754
ISBN
9780739148754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474284660
ISBN
9781474284660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816627370
ISBN
9780816627370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335235643
ISBN
9780335235643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 459 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
459
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823331
ISBN
9781933823331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Argues that violent confrontation goes against human physiological hardwiring. This book challenges standard views about the root causes of violence and offers solutions for confronting it in the future. It guides readers into the disturbing world of human discord - from domestic abuse and schoolyard bullying to muggings, and armed conflicts. Num Pages: 584 pages, 53 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143224
ISBN
9780691143224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Offers insightful discussions of concepts such as nation, identity, country, and self, with a reminder that like symbols in general, their meanings are not categorically fixed but grow and change through time and place. This book treats the reader to an analysis of the American intellectual climate by someone who did much to shape it. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089560
ISBN
9780691089560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in today's Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Afterword
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161921
ISBN
9780691161921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Presents an ethnography of the engineering division of a large American high-tech corporation. This book offers a critical analysis of an American company's well-known and widely emulated "corporate culture." Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 Tables, 5 Figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135462
ISBN
9781592135462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. 9780990505099. Translator(s): Zinn, Dorothy Louise. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HRA; JHMC; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990505099
ISBN
9780990505099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Paperback. Illustrates how neoliberalism influences the production, branding, and regulation of local foods and drinks. This book also challenges the strategy of relying on "alternative" markets to protect food cultures and rural livelihoods. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w, 2 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281059
ISBN
9780520281059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Takes us on a haunting ethnographic journey through two historical moments when life for the Canadian Inuit has hung in the balance: the tuberculosis epidemic (1940s to the early 1960s) and the subsequent suicide epidemic (1980s to the present). Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; JFSL9; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282940
ISBN
9780520282940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. The pace of the new century with a global 24-hour market and warp-speed developments in information and communications technology have blurred even further the boundaries between work and personal life. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470094617
ISBN
9780470094617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Paperback. Love can be bliss, but marriage takes work. Communication, compromise, and joint decision making are key ingredients to a successful marriage. This book helps you and your partner explore your common goals and perspectives as well as celebrate your unique differences as you prepare for your life journey together. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780071438032
ISBN
9780071438032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801053207
ISBN
9780801053207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JHB; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403972897
ISBN
9781403972897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.95
€ 66.24

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