Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
hardcover. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 20th -20th Anniversary ed.
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144063
- ISBN
- 9780231144063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.41
€ 145.41
Hardback. The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's perspective, showing that-along with suffering, loss, anger, sadness, and fear-we can also feel courage, love, hope, transcendence, transformation, and even happiness as we die. Series: End of Life Care: A Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167840
- ISBN
- 9780231167840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.19
€ 143.19
Hardback. With an ethnologist's understanding of construct and practice, Marc Auge proves age is unrelated to the development of consciousness, desire, and representations of the self. In bold, eye-opening strokes, he isolates age as a physical marker and casts one's youthful approach to the world as the true measure of life's value. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHMC; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175883
- ISBN
- 9780231175883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 93 duotone photos. BIC Classification: AJCR; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295972350
- ISBN
- 9780295972350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.15
€ 44.15
Paperback. Scholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities. Editor(s): Fiset, Louis; Nomura, Gail M. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984612
- ISBN
- 9780295984612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Yup'ik elders examine and interpret Jacobsen's collection. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Meade, Marie. Num Pages: 66 photos. BIC Classification: ACBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984711
- ISBN
- 9780295984711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.45
€ 43.45
Paperback. If you had to choose only one object that embodies the richness of your culture and provides you with a sense of cultural identity, what would it be? This work presents the answers to this question. It features the stories that provide a fresh perspective on the multicultural world, as well as insights into the diverse cultures of the Pacific Rim. Num Pages: 200 pages, 185 illus., 90 in color. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 14. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985503
- ISBN
- 9780295985503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.80
€ 38.80
Paperback. Examines the notion of modernity as it has been staged in the details of Chinese life. This book explores the theme of 'revaluation' - that is, the way China's move into global capitalism is commoditizing goods and services, from domestic labour to recycling and water resources, in a consumer-oriented society. Editor(s): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986029
- ISBN
- 9780295986029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
Paperback. Tells the local, Seattle story about the Congress of Racial Equality movement to bring about a more integrated and just society Series: V Ethel Willis White Books. Num Pages: 57 illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990842
- ISBN
- 9780295990842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.46
€ 42.46
Paperback. Grasps some of the essentials of the North American experience Editor(s): Wilson, Douglas Calvin; Langford, Theresa E. Num Pages: 128 pages, 134 illus., 100 in color, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991580
- ISBN
- 9780295991580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. The story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West's underground railroad Series: V Ethel Willis White Books. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992716
- ISBN
- 9780295992716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Hardback. Series Editor(s): Sivaramakrishnan, Arvind; Sivaramakrishnan, K.; Kaimal, Padma; Yang, Anand A. Series: Global South Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 9 illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995526
- ISBN
- 9780295995526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.57
€ 132.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Sorensen, Clark W.; Arai, Andrea Gevurtz. Series: Center for Korea Studies Publications. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 colour illustrations, 73 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; HPS; JHB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998411
- ISBN
- 9780295998411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.77
€ 135.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307399885
- ISBN
- 9780307399885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.96
€ 21.99
€ 18.96
Hardback. Over the years there has been substantial changes in the size, composition, educational level, work activity, and locational choice of families. This book offers an understanding of the forces that have led to the choices and consequent observed changes. Series: Frontiers of Family Economics. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444532633
- ISBN
- 9780444532633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.10
€ 187.10
Hardback. An interdisciplinary look at changing family models in recent decades, Future Families draws from work in many areas including developmental psychology, sociology, cross-cultural scholarship, ethnic studies, history, legal studies, economics, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674451
- ISBN
- 9780470674451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.83
€ 115.83
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: JHB; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553807400
- ISBN
- 9780553807400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780669243130
- ISBN
- 9780669243130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Paperback. Shows therapists how to intervene in marital conflicts during the process of formal assessment. The authors detail the procedures for using their Structured Initial Interview (SII), a practical form of intervention designed to bring about new directions for therapists and clients. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780669248630
- ISBN
- 9780669248630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628516
- ISBN
- 9780691628516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.81
€ 261.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBL; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630069
- ISBN
- 9780691630069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.84
€ 141.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gessat-Anstett, Elisabeth; Dreyfus, Jean-Marc. Series: Human Remains and Violence. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096501
- ISBN
- 9780719096501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.02
€ 157.02
Paperback. Based on anthropological research conducted during the 1990s in Lu Village and informed by the classic 1930s study of the same village by Fei Xiaotong, China's most famous anthropologist, this book portrays individuals confronting a variety of changes in their daily lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511088
- ISBN
- 9780742511088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.66
€ 84.66
Paperback. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513440
- ISBN
- 9780742513440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.62
€ 59.62