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Paperback. Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity, relationship and sense of self. This book discusses the possibility for a specific feminine-maternal subjectivity, relationality and reciprocity, ethics and otherness. Series Editor(s): Ussher, Jane. Series: Women and Psychology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415455015
- ISBN
- 9780415455015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600775
- ISBN
- 9781442600775
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Jon P.; Bull, Michael. Series: Sensory Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350001510
- ISBN
- 9781350001510
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Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158020
- ISBN
- 9780691158020
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, this title reflects on the role of the visual in all areas of life. It includes different essays that examine a range of topics such as: art, dress and body adornment, photography, the built environment, digital forms of visual anthropology, indigenous media, and more. Editor(s): Banks, Marcus; Ruby, Jay. Num Pages: 432 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226036625
- ISBN
- 9780226036625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. In 2005, Bolivians elected their first indigenous president, Evo Morales. Ushering in a new "democratic cultural revolution," Morales promised to overturn neoliberalism and inaugurate a new decolonized society. In this book, the author examines the successes and failures in the ten years since Morales' election. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 photos, scattered. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294035
- ISBN
- 9780520294035
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. BIC Classification: JH. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153209
- ISBN
- 9780691153209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Hardback. Why do people enter total institutions -- places that confine and control them around the clock -- and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232013
- ISBN
- 9780230232013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Paperback. In this cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, the author finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness - on toughness and aggressiveness, stoicism and sexuality - is almost universal, and deeply ingrained in the consciousness of men who otherwise have little in common. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300050769
- ISBN
- 9780300050769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362647
- ISBN
- 9780822362647
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. The images of migrants and refugees arriving in precarious boats on the shores of southern Europe, and of the makeshift camps that have sprung up in Lesbos, Lampedusa, Calais and elsewhere, have become familiar sights on television screens around the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFFN; JHM; JPA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696799
- ISBN
- 9780745696799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Offers a fresh theory of family dynamics to account for the interesting and startling changes in marriage and family composition in the United States. This title presents an argument that revolves around the independent life stage that emerged around 1960 which is experienced by young adults after they leave their parents' homes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 line illustrations; 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034907
- ISBN
- 9780674034907
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Hardback. With this edited collection, Solange Lefebvre and Lori G. Beaman bring together a series of case studies of religious groups and practices from all across Canada that re-examine and question the classic distinction between the public and private spheres. Editor(s): Lefebvre, Solange; Beaman, Lori G. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSR; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648623
- ISBN
- 9781442648623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. A major work by this prominent Caribbean author and philosopher, available for the first time in English Editor(s): Wing, Betsy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472066292
- ISBN
- 9780472066292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Paperback. In The Geographies of Social Movements Ulrich Oslender examines the activism of black communities in the lowland rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast to show how the mutually constituting relationships between residents and their environment informs the political process. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361220
- ISBN
- 9780822361220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. In 1999, the Moroccan scholar Abdellah Hammoudi, trained in Paris and teaching in America, decided to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca. He wanted to observe the hajj as an anthropologist but also to experience it as an ordinary pilgrim, and to write about it for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745637891
- ISBN
- 9780745637891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Anthropologist and social critic Ghassan Hage explores one of the most complex and troubling of modern phenomena: the desire for a white nation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415929233
- ISBN
- 9780415929233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310947
- ISBN
- 9780226310947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Mike Brake suggests that subcultures develop in response to social problems which a group experiences collectively, and shows how individuals draw on collective identities to define themselves. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415051088
- ISBN
- 9780415051088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardcover. In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic Games and football s World Cup demonstrate, sport s social, political, economic and cultural significance is becoming ever more apparent across the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669922
- ISBN
- 9780745669922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24