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Hardcover. Men's biological clocks may not be ticking loudly, but what about the social clock? Are there benefits to being in-step with social norms for the timing of parenthood? In a clear and accessible style, this book examines the advantages and disadvantages of early, on-time, and delayed first fatherhood. The book includes a foreword by Ross D. Parke. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137372710
- ISBN
- 9781137372710
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€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in t...
Cashmore, Ellis, Cleland, Jamie
Hardcover. Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSK; JHBS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137371263
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- 9781137371263
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€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardcover. This book explores the possibility of drawing upon a punk ethos to inspire and invigorate sociology. It uses punk to think creatively about what sociology is and how it might be conducted and aims to fire the sociological imaginations of sociologists at any stage of their careers, from new students to established professors. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; JFC; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137371201
- ISBN
- 9781137371201
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€ 65.72
€ 65.72
Hardcover. Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137371119
- ISBN
- 9781137371119
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€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. In this book, Ibrahim employs Bourdieu's key concepts in order to explain the complex dynamics of social movements by detailing the key stages of development of, and ideological conflict between, 21st century British anti-capitalist organizations, and their interactions with wider social and political forces. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHB; JPFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137371027
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- 9781137371027
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€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. This book is a timely revival of the social and political importance of meaningful work, which explores a philosophy of work based upon the value of meaningfulness and argues for the institution of a new politics of meaningfulness. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBL; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137370570
- ISBN
- 9781137370570
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. There is a modest but growing body of scholarly literature on experiences of retail work, with only a handful of studies existing on retail organizing. Before Revolutionizing Retail, no scholar had captured or analysed the breadth of political action being pursued in this crucial economic sector. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137364678
- ISBN
- 9781137364678
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Myth, Representation, and Identity: An Ethnography of Memory in Lipsi,...
Marilena Papachristophorou
Hardcover. Lipsi forms a modern construction that has disconnected from its past. Recently, the community has formed a collective identity reconstructed from fragments of collective memory. This book is an ethnographic account of the mythology proposed by the community and examines how history and collective memory tightly interconnect. Num Pages: 213 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137362735
- ISBN
- 9781137362735
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€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, Cultures of Financialization argues that, in our age of crisis, the global economy is more invested than ever in culture and the imagination. We must take the idea of 'fictitious capital' seriously as a way to understand the power of finance, and what might be done to stop it. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; KC; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137355966
- ISBN
- 9781137355966
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€ 105.13
€ 105.13
Hardcover. Ecotourism is a unique facet of globalization, promising the possibility of reconciling the juggernaut of development with ecological/cultural conservation. Davidov offers a comparative analysis of the issue using a case study of indigenous Kichwa people of Ecuador and their interactions with globalization and transnational systems. Num Pages: 279 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFFS; JFSL9; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355379
- ISBN
- 9781137355379
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€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Authenticity in our globalized world is a paradox. This collection examines how authenticity relates to cultural products, looking closely at how a particular "ethnic" food, or genre of popular music, or indigenous religious belief attains its aura of originality, when all traditional cultural products are invented in a certain time and place. Editor(s): Cobb, Russell. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353825
- ISBN
- 9781137353825
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Public on the Public: The British Public as Trust, Reflexivity and...
Westall, Claire, Gardiner, Michael
Hardcover. In Britain, the resistance to popular determination allowed by the financial construct of the public has been so successful that this term, public, must be re-read as politically paralyzing. The problem, our problem, is the public - which we are so often told will bring us together and provide for us - and it is this we must move beyond. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFF; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351333
- ISBN
- 9781137351333
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€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardcover. This collection explores the productive potential of uncertainty for people living in Africa as well as for scholars of Africa. Eight ethnographic case studies from across the continent examine how uncertainty is used to negotiate insecurity, create and conduct relationships, and act as a source for imagining the future. Editor(s): Cooper, Elizabeth; Pratten, David. Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL3; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137350824
- ISBN
- 9781137350824
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Based on an extensive national survey of workers and four separate industry-specific surveys, Generations and Work will examine and provide answers to the most common issues and problems of multi generational work by assessing differences and commonalities between and among generations. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBL; KJMV2; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350572
- ISBN
- 9781137350572
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€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. Exploring major questions such as what people want from their work and why, Just Work discusses both new and enduring themes, examining to what extent this is accounted for by a changing environment of work since the 1970s. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350152
- ISBN
- 9781137350152
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Toward a Future Beyond Employment proposes that as poor nations move to the emerging stage and as emerging economies become advanced, advanced economies are transitioning to a stage of their own, to a type of post-employment economy where society works less, consumes less, but instead has more time. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349620
- ISBN
- 9781137349620
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Migrant Capital covers a broad range of case studies and, by bringing together leading and emerging researchers, presents state-of-the-art empirical, theoretical and methodological perspectives on migration, networks, social and cultural capital, exploring the ways in which these bodies of literature can inform and strengthen each other. Editor(s): Ryan, Louise; D'Angelo, Alessio; Erel, Umut. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348791
- ISBN
- 9781137348791
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€ 139.05
€ 139.05
Hardcover. It is sometimes assumed that fantasizing stands in contrast to activism. This book, however, argues that fantasy plays a central role in social movements. Drawing on psychoanalysis and psychosocial theories, Fantasy and Social Movements examines the relationships between fantasy, reality, action, the unconscious and the collective. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMAF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348166
- ISBN
- 9781137348166
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Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies. Editor(s): Hopkins, Matthew; Treadwell, James. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBS; JKV; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137347961
- ISBN
- 9781137347961
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Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
Hardcover. This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of Chinese government, academic, pedagogic and media publications, and from interviews and participant observations conducted in schools and homes in Shanghai, China. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSP1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346582
- ISBN
- 9781137346582
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century, it explores a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization, strategies of securitization and practitioner techniques. Editor(s): Lippert, Randy. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKVK; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346063
- ISBN
- 9781137346063
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Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Hardcover. This book examines the experiences of those dedicated drinkers at the forefront of the new night-time leisure industries that revolutionized the way we think about our city centres. Smith uses the night-time leisure economy as a lens through which to view the relationship between global consumer capital and the erosion of 'traditional' adulthood. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344519
- ISBN
- 9781137344519
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Analyzing a wide body of cultural texts, including literature, film, and other visual arts, Gender, Empire, and Postcolony: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections is a diverse collection of essays on gender in Portuguese colonialism and Lusophone postcolonialism. Editor(s): Owen, Hilary. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343413
- ISBN
- 9781137343413
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Representing a detailed analysis of footballers' wives and their role in contemporary British culture, this books explores how the generic and stereotypical 'Wag' has been created by newspaper and magazine coverage, auto/biographies and influential television programmes. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA; JFCD; JFDT; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335685
- ISBN
- 9781137335685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95