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Paperback. Traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day. This title shows how coffee and coffee spaces have been central to the formation of Japanese notions about the uses of public space, social change, modernity, and pleasure. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 240 pages, illustrations. Traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day. This title shows how coffee and coffee spaces have been central to the formation of Japanese notions about the uses of public space, social change, modernity, and pleasure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight: 328.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition; 1st P
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271159
- ISBN
- 9780520271159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Hardback. Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers' relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues and their employers. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2 maps, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPJ; JHMC; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332692
- ISBN
- 9781785332692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.40
€ 161.40
Paperback. Health Geographies: A Critical Introduction explores health and biomedical topics from a range of critical geographic perspectives. Building on the field s past engagement with social theory it extends the focus of health geography into new areas of enquiry. Series: Critical Introductions to Geography. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JH; RG; VF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118739020
- ISBN
- 9781118739020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Barry Stephenson approaches ritual from theoretical and historical perspectives, detailing the efforts to understand the nature and function of ritual, and developing a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 176 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199943524
- ISBN
- 9780199943524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Takes us on a journey into an iconic Western landscape - northern New Mexico's Espanola Valley, home to the highest rate of heroin addiction and fatal overdoses in the United States. This title chronicles the lives of several Hispano addicts, introducing us to the intimate, physical, and institutional dependencies in which they are entangled. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262089
- ISBN
- 9780520262089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Immigration is the primary cause of population change in developed countries and a major component of population change in many developing countries. This clear and perceptive text discusses how immigration impacts population size, composition, and distribution. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664163
- ISBN
- 9780745664163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.50
€ 23.50
Paperback. While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's "coming of age"? This title explores how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286856
- ISBN
- 9780520286856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Hardback. Searching for a job has been an everyday affair in both modern and past societies, and employment a concern for both individuals and institutions. The case studies in this volume investigate job search and placement practices in European countries, Australia, and India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Wadauer, Sigrid; Buchner, Thomas; Mejstrik, Alexander. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385509
- ISBN
- 9781782385509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.52
€ 180.52
Paperback. This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the insecurity and uncertainty of liquid modernity, Bauman argues that our socio-political, cultural, professional, religious and sexual identities are undergoing a process of continual transformation. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633091
- ISBN
- 9780745633091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.19
€ 21.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 736 pages, 18 color illus. 101 halftones. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157788
- ISBN
- 9780691157788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479886227
- ISBN
- 9781479886227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of "Irish culture" in the domains of language, music, dance, and sports. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 7 figs & tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857459138
- ISBN
- 9780857459138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. * New edition of an accessible introduction to the sociology of the body, including cultural, social and theoretical approaches to the body. * Introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks which help us to understand the social significance of the human body. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654416
- ISBN
- 9780745654416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.13
€ 27.13
Paperback. An examination of the social and territorial divisions within Europe. Topics covered include: gendered and regional changes in employment; social integration and citizenship issues arising from migration and racial differences; and welfare state responses to the growing number of older people. Editor(s): Hudson, Ray; Williams, Allan M. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JH; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462. Ex-libris with usual markings and label to spine. Remains good however
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KIN0003316
- ISBN
- 9780761957539
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176682
- ISBN
- 9780231176682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 50.75
€ 65.70
€ 50.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JHBD; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971154
- ISBN
- 9781620971154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.17
€ 27.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509516056
- ISBN
- 9781509516056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.04
€ 19.04
Paperback. Takes on an idea central to American national mythology that the US is 'a nation of immigrants', open-armed and welcoming to foreigners. This work argues that Americans' treatment of immigrants and foreigners has long fluctuated between hospitality and hostility and that this ambivalence is fundamental to the construction of US national identity. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336198
- ISBN
- 9780822336198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Paperback.
Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has recently seen an influx of sociologists. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660110
- ISBN
- 9780745660110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.61
€ 24.61
Paperback. Presents heuristic methodology as a systematic form of research. The author illustrates how heuristic concepts and processes form components of the research design and explains how heuristic inquiry works in practice. The process of conducting a human science investigation is described. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803938823
- ISBN
- 9780803938823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.03
€ 76.03
Hardback. Editor(s): Baehr, Peter. Series: Anthem Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783081851
- ISBN
- 9781783081851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.26
€ 138.26
Paperback. Advertising and Societies Num Pages: 264 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CBP; GTC; JH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 257 x 17. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433103858
- ISBN
- 9781433103858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.00
€ 77.00
Paperback. How has Latino immigration transformed the South? In what ways is the presence of these newcomers complicating efforts to organize for workplace justice? This is a portrait of neoliberal globalization and calls for organizing strategies that bring diverse working communities together in mutual construction of a more just future. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 halftones, 2 line art, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287211
- ISBN
- 9780520287211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Examines the legacies of Shaka, the intrigues of Zulu royalty, gender and generational struggles, cultural and symbolic projections, and spirituality. This volume highlights the debates in South Africa over the manipulation of Zulu heritage, whether deployed for party political purposes or exploited to promote eco - and battlefield-tourism. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 670
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659525
- ISBN
- 9781850659525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57