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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107180833
- ISBN
- 9781107180833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.01
€ 122.01
Hardback. Consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a future that contains opportunities and risks. How do these actors assess uncertainty? Jens Beckert adds a new chapter to the theory of capitalism by showing how fictional expectations drive modern economies-or throw them into crisis when imagined futures fail to materialize. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088825
- ISBN
- 9780674088825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.35
€ 50.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Puddle Dancer Press
- Number of pages
- 46
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892005076
- ISBN
- 9781892005076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.38
€ 8.99
€ 8.38
Paperback. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. On the Cultural Border Between Self and World. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 256 pages, ill. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125031
- ISBN
- 9780231125031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.48
€ 37.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479861781
- ISBN
- 9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. This companion features 35 original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119250722
- ISBN
- 9781119250722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Hardcover. Intends to present the difficulties that researchers working with migrants in precarious situations have to contend with, and to contribute to the development of methodological and ethical discussions relevant to the topic of migration as an interdisciplinary field of research. This book is suitable for those dealing with vulnerable migrants. Editor(s): Bilger, Veronika. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFM; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193317
- ISBN
- 9781845193317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among five thousand working-class families in the neighborhood of al-Zawyia al-Hamra, this study explores how these displaced residents have dealt with the stigma of public housing, the loss of their established community networks, and the diversity of the population in the new location. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338. Space, Relocation and the Politics of Identity in a Global Cairo. 226 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among five thousand working-class families in the neighborhood of al-Zawyia al-Hamra, this study explores how these displaced residents have dealt with the stigma of public housing, the loss of their established community networks, and the diversity of the population in the new location. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JFS; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight: 338.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230460
- ISBN
- 9780520230460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680590
- ISBN
- 9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Situating the Maasai in the larger political, economic, and social context of Kenya and world events, this book shows how broader forces have had an impact on the construction of Maasai lifeways, especially gender relations. It focuses on how development has affected Maasai lives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214515
- ISBN
- 9780253214515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Analyzing slavery and other forms of servitude in six non-state indigenous societies of tropical America at the time of European contact, this work offers a fresh approach to the study of slavery based on the notion of 'political economy of life'. Num Pages: 316 pages, 40 halftones in section, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292719132
- ISBN
- 9780292719132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of "race" from the Middle Ages Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798935
- ISBN
- 9780814798935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Highlighting the work of several food justice groups-including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California Black Panther Party, this title explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, and more. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b/w line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFA; JFFJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287457
- ISBN
- 9780520287457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, this book provides a perspective from everyday social and political interactions to mass protests and revolutions. It describes an anarchist sensibility that celebrates the local knowledge, common sense, and creativity of ordinary people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161037
- ISBN
- 9780691161037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.33
€ 19.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250907
- ISBN
- 9781781250907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. This volume, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a clear account of the developments of this code theory and shows the close relation between its development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695751
- ISBN
- 9780847695751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.19
€ 183.19
Paperback. This 1979 volume provides a general and theoretical analysis of succession in different traditional African societies. Series: Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9d.3M. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290. "8vo. No. 4 in the Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology Series. Commissioning organisation: Goody, Jack (Editor) 180p. Bright, clean paperback copy. Spine sunned. 1st paperback edition". Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences - Anthropology - General"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- KON0586743
- ISBN
- 9780521297325
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 58.55
€ 58.55
Paperback. * The latest book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * Offers an original analysis of the central figure of our contemporary, 'liquid--modern' times -- the man or woman with no fixed or durable bonds. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624891
- ISBN
- 9780745624891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.76
€ 22.76
Hardcover. Presents an exposition of the methods used by technicians and research workers in dealing with demographic data. This book is concerned with the ways data on population are gathered, classified, and treated to produce tabulations and various summarizing measures that reveal the significant aspects of the composition and dynamics of populations. Editor(s): Siegel, Jacob S.; Swanson, David; Shryock, Henry S.; Stockwell, Edward. Num Pages: 819 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 819
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780126419559
- ISBN
- 9780126419559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.61
€ 200.61
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic account of Pan-Maya cultural activism. This book shows that Pan-Mayanism reflects diverse local, national, and international influences. It explores the movement's attempts to interweave these varied strands into political programs to promote human and cultural rights for Guatemala's indigenous majority. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table 2 maps 19 line illus. 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058825
- ISBN
- 9780691058825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20