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Paperback. Takes on the 'obesity epidemic,' challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. This title examines fatness and its relationship to health outcomes to ask if our efforts to prevent 'obesity' are sensible, efficacious, or ethical. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB; MMZF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266254
- ISBN
- 9780520266254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1HBM; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226285115
- ISBN
- 9780226285115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46
Paperback. Vibrant photographs and moving quotes give tangible expression to a rich heritage of Native American beliefs and customs, and demonstrate how Native groups maintain viable cultures within modern-day America. Series: Native American Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 318 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1071.
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570981975
- ISBN
- 9781570981975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.86
€ 28.86
Paperback. Diversity plays a different role in a complex system than it does in an equilibrium system, where it often produces variation around the mean for performance measures. Offering an introduction to the role of diversity in complex adaptive systems, this title shows how diversity happens, how it is maintained, and how it affects complex systems. Series: Primers in Complex Systems. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137674
- ISBN
- 9780691137674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. The contributors to Metrics use ethnographic evidence from around the globe to evaluate the accomplishments, limits, and the consequences of applying metrics to global health. Now the standard in measuring global health program success, metrics has far implications that extend beyond patients to the political and financial realms. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360971
- ISBN
- 9780822360971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476. Embodiment and Moving Image Culture. 340 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241299
- ISBN
- 9780520241299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Throughout the Western world, governments and financial elites responded to the financial crisis of 2008 by trying to restore the conditions of business as usual, but the economic, social and human damage inflicted by the crisis has given rise to a reconsideration of the inevitability of unfettered capitalism as a fact of life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509517213
- ISBN
- 9781509517213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629582993
- ISBN
- 9781629582993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. An exploration of what is one of most important problem in social theory: the problem of social order. It focuses readings around five key social structures that affect social order: individuals, hierarchies, markets, groups, and networks. It demonstrates the relevance of social order in understanding gender and ethnic group dynamics. Editor(s): Hechter, Michael; Horne, Christine. Series: Stanford Social Sciences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 table, 12 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758734
- ISBN
- 9780804758734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HD; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416772
- ISBN
- 9780674416772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.28
€ 31.99
€ 27.28
Paperback. Narratives in Social Science Research introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a useful and rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. Series: Introducing Qualitative Methods Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761941958
- ISBN
- 9780761941958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Paperback. Presents a series of essays on the changes that continue to sweep across anthropology. This book examines how the discipline's central practice of ethnography has been changed by "multi-sited" approaches to anthropology and how new research patterns are transforming anthropologists' careers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002538
- ISBN
- 9780691002538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. Manski argues that public policy is based on untrustworthy analysis. Failing to account for uncertainty in an uncertain world, policy analysis routinely misleads policy makers with expressions of certitude. Manski critiques the status quo and offers an innovation to improve both how policy research is conducted and how it is used by policy makers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 graph, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066892
- ISBN
- 9780674066892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.45€ 49.84
€ 53.45
€ 49.84
Paperback. Offers a systematic reconstruction of the theoretical foundations and framework of critical social theory. Translator(s): McCarthy, Thomas. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 466
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607702
- ISBN
- 9780745607702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.68
€ 27.68
Paperback. Offers an introduction to narrative methods in social research. This book also covers the nature, role and theoretical basis of research methodology in general. It argues that both qualitative and quantitative methods are characterised by a concern with narrative, and that our research data can best be analyzed if it is seen in narrative terms. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412900416
- ISBN
- 9781412900416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Purdey, Jemma. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867484
- ISBN
- 9781921867484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Hardcover. A study of migrant workers in Japan. It reveals how migrants enter, what difficulties they face, what their living, working and housing conditions are. It focuses on the protection of their human rights. There is also information on the situation of migrant workers according to labour sectors. Translator(s): Wilkinson, Jens. Series: Japanese Studies. Num Pages: 305 pages, tables, charts, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KCD0012570
- ISBN
- 9780710304995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.86
€ 6.86
Paperback. Security is meant to make the world safer. Yet despite living in the most secure of times, we see endangerment everywhere. Whether it is the threat of another devastating terrorist attacks, a natural disaster or unexpected catastrophe, anxieties and fears define the global political age. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745665320
- ISBN
- 9780745665320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Daniel; Larsson, Linus. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806392
- ISBN
- 9781609806392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Probes into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, and also points up the intriguing differences in the ritual garb as generation after generation sought to influence events through the aid of spirits. Num Pages: 192 pages, 108 illustrations, 81 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500517253
- ISBN
- 9780500517253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Explores Wari' conceptions of person, body, and spirit, as well as indigenous understandings of memory and emotion, to explain why the Wari' felt that corpses must be destroyed and why they preferred cannibalism over cremation. This book shows why, in Wari' terms, it was considered the most honorable and compassionate way of treating the dead. Num Pages: 317 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712362
- ISBN
- 9780292712362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Exam board: AQA Level & Subject: AS / A-level Sociology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2016 (AS), June 2017 (A-level) Series: Letts A-level in a Week - New 2015 Curriculum. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 265 x 192. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Letts Educational
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0018898
- ISBN
- 9780008179700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Through a synthesis of old and new theories of social remembering, this book provides the first comprehensive overview of the sociology of memory. This rapidly expanding field explores how representations of the past are generated, maintained and reproduced through texts, images, sites, rituals and experiences. Series: Theorizing Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335208319
- ISBN
- 9780335208319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.35
€ 57.35
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hawthorn Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 25300th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869890476
- ISBN
- 9781869890476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77