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Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801191
- ISBN
- 9780198801191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.09
€ 44.09
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive view of 'expertise' and how it is developed and applied by organizations and workers. Chapters explore how expertise can be viewed as constituted through various forms of communication and how we can use this perspective to better understand the role of expertise in processes of organizing. Editor(s): Treem, Jeffrey W.; Leonardi, Paul M. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBL; KJP; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739234
- ISBN
- 9780198739234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Hardback. Religion and AIDS are transforming African public and private domains. This book questions why so much of the transnational religious engagement has seemed to serve conservative values, and explores connections between Europe/North America and Africa highlighting how these carry both financial resources for HIV/AIDS work and moral values. Editor(s): Beckmann, Nadine; Gusman, Alessandro; Schroff, Catrine. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 330 pages, c 16 small figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAM2; JFFH2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265680
- ISBN
- 9780197265680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.08
€ 123.08
Hardback. British Academy lectures have previously been published in the Proceedings of the British Academy. Lectures are now made available in the new open access Journal of the British Academy and are also printed in an annual volume. This volume publishes 8 lectures from the 2012 and 2013 programmes, which were posted to the Journal in 2013. Editor(s): Carsten, Janet; Frith, Simon. Series: British Academy Lectures. Num Pages: 300 pages, c. 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DC; HB; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265666
- ISBN
- 9780197265666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.23
€ 70.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Trautmann, Thomas R. Series: Debates in Indian History. Num Pages: 334 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: HBJF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195692006
- ISBN
- 9780195692006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.12
€ 39.12
Hardback. On the basis of his new fieldwork done in south Gujarat between 2004 and 2006, Jan Breman critically analyses the historical roots of the ongoing subordination of the rural poor in what has come to be recognised as a booming economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, 1 folded map. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBL; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195685213
- ISBN
- 9780195685213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 214 x 138. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- OUP India IN
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195613841
- ISBN
- 9780195613841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.89
€ 24.89
Paperback. Created for students studying introduction to social statistics,Understanding Social Statistics acts as both a map and toolkit for navigating this often-daunting course successfully. Num Pages: 504 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195444292
- ISBN
- 9780195444292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.64
€ 149.64
Paperback. A reader for second- and third-year undergraduate students studying deviance out of sociology and/or criminology departments in colleges and universities. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFP; JHB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195439908
- ISBN
- 9780195439908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.56
€ 106.56
Paperback. Social work researchers, educators, and doctoral students who are interested in systematic reviews will find the step-by-step format of this book invaluable for conducting their reviews, both in the form of rapid evidence assessments and in high-quality critical reviews. Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 line-cuts. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195387216
- ISBN
- 9780195387216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.97
€ 84.97
Paperback. In this collaborative ethnography, Javier Auyero and Debora Alejandra Swistun-who was born and raised in the dreadfully polluted shantytown in Buenos Aires from which the book takes its name-vividly describe everyday life in Flammable and depict how this ongoing, slow-motion environmental disaster is experienced and understood by its residents. Num Pages: 208 pages, 37black and white half tones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195372939
- ISBN
- 9780195372939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.98
€ 45.98
Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black and white halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368789
- ISBN
- 9780195368789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.56
€ 82.56
Paperback. A unique window on the future of the family, this book offers a gold mine of insight and reassurance for any woman contemplating having children outside of marriage. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195341409
- ISBN
- 9780195341409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.80
€ 41.80
Paperback. Jill Quadagno reveals the deep roots of America's failure to address the health care need of its citizens. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195312034
- ISBN
- 9780195312034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.88
€ 27.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195182767
- ISBN
- 9780195182767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSJ; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176018
- ISBN
- 9780195176018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.22
€ 24.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. This text is designed to be used as a supplementary text for any course in which the instructor wants to explore the history of the concept of race in America, the reasons why the concept has no biological validity, and how "race" grew to become accepted as something that virtually everyone regards as self-evident. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 maps, numerous halftones and line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173512
- ISBN
- 9780195173512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.99
€ 136.99
Paperback. This book helps readers develop an understanding of feminist research by illuminating the theories which influence it, as well as outlining the application of those theories in actual research projects. Editor(s): Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy; Yaiser, Michelle. Num Pages: 448 pages, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195158113
- ISBN
- 9780195158113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 178.38
€ 178.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 37 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 35. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 20 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195157093
- ISBN
- 9780195157093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Paperback. Social interaction is the key to this book's approach to social psychology. The essays and readings offer a social psychology of everyday life that emphasises how people interacting with one another assemble both their inner lives and their social worlds. Editor(s): Holstein, James A.; Gubrium, Jaber F. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 191 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147278
- ISBN
- 9780195147278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.78
€ 180.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195128901
- ISBN
- 9780195128901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.46
€ 31.46
Paperback. Supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in business and society. It combines sections on the historical evolution of the business enterprise, the evolution of the labour force and other connected areas of society. It provides a range of topics from which teachers can choose to cover their classes. Editor(s): Castro, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195095661
- ISBN
- 9780195095661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.40
€ 97.40
Paperback. One of the most popular of the gods and godesses of the Central Himalayas is Nandadevi. Sax finds that Nandadevi's popularity stems from the fact that her mythology parallels the life-courses of local peasant women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 203 x 135. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- OUP USA US
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195069792
- ISBN
- 9780195069792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.83
€ 109.83
Paperback. Islam is now an American phenomenon. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five communities in detail, and provides a highly personalized look at what it means to be a practising Muslim in the USA today. Num Pages: 210 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195041132
- ISBN
- 9780195041132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42