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Hardback. At the beginning of the 20th century, American reformers saw vocational education as a promising way to cure many of the nation's economic and social ills. These essays address the question of whether the ensuing educational reforms had any effect on the problems they were supposed to solve. Editor(s): Kantor, Harvey A.; Tyack, David. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804711210
ISBN
9780804711210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Hanley, Susan B.; Wolf, Arthur P. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBTB; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804712323
ISBN
9780804712323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.26

Hardback. The Communist revolution promised Chinese women an end to thousands of years of subjugation, an equality with men in all matters legal, political, social, and economic. This book examines the extent to which this promise has been kept. Num Pages: 300 pages, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804712439
ISBN
9780804712439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Collier, Jane Fishburne; Yanagisako, Sylvia Junko. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 27. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804713665
ISBN
9780804713665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Giddens, Anthony; Turner, Jonathan. Num Pages: 436 pages, 12 line diagrams. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804713979
ISBN
9780804713979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Webster, Murray; Foschi, Martha. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 41. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714211
ISBN
9780804714211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.79

Hardback. Translator(s): Adamson, Matthew. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715577
ISBN
9780804715577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.42

Hardback. A study of the remarkably successful precolonical political system of the Meta, an acephalous society in West Africa. The author pays particular attention to ranking, the impact of trade upon political organization, and the development of a consensual polity-wide system of conflict resolution. Num Pages: 328 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715713
ISBN
9780804715713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.01

Hardback. This work extends the boundaries of contemporary anthropological research by presenting in one cohesive, meticulously researched work: an original theoretical perspective on the relationships between the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of a large modern business organization. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JHM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804716093
ISBN
9780804716093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.40

Hardback. Long described as lost, this report was the result of Mao Zedong's investigation in 1930 of the people, economy, society, and history of the obscure rural county of Xunwu in South China. Translator(s): Thompson, Roger R. Num Pages: 292 pages, 21 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804716789
ISBN
9780804716789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.02

Hardback. This work provides a systematic account of Bourdieu's theoretical approach. It applies his theoretical perspective to the analysis of kinship patterns, the social construction of domestic space, social categories of perception and classification, and ritualized actions and exchanges. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Num Pages: 340 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 645.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717274
ISBN
9780804717274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717892
ISBN
9780804717892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.62

Hardback. Anthropological literature has traditionally been static and synchronic, only occasionally contributing to historical processes, however this is slowly beginning to change. This collection introduces focus and direction to this developing interface between anthropology and history. Editor(s): Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Num Pages: 344 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717922
ISBN
9780804717922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 669.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718455
ISBN
9780804718455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718714
ISBN
9780804718714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.28

Hardback. This work examines violence in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, looking at two conceptually linked forms of perilous face-to-fact encounters: Carnival, a bacchanalian festival, and briga, a potentially lethal street confrontation. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719261
ISBN
9780804719261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.38

Hardback. Offers a response to the methodological issues raised by feminist and postmodernist critics of traditional ethnography. The author, a feminist anthropologist, uses three texts developed out of her research in Taiwan - a piece of fiction, anthropological field notes, and a social science article - to explore some of these criticisms. Num Pages: 164 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719797
ISBN
9780804719797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.37

Hardback. This analysis of the causes of racial and ethnic conflict in American cities between 1877-1914 presents evidence that suggests that the explanation for ethnic unrest is to be found in competition processes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720281
ISBN
9780804720281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.71

Hardback. In this provocative and timely reading of Emile Durkheim the author isolates the merits and liabilities of both liberal and communitarian theories and demonstrates that we need not be in the position of having to choose between them. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720427
ISBN
9780804720427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.57

Hardback. The importance of this work extends beyond Bolivian agrarian history, it has significiant implications for Latin American rural history and peasant studies in general. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JF; 3JH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720571
ISBN
9780804720571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.93

Hardback. The author shows how a new commercial and learned print culture attempted to write and regulate individual and collective practices in terms of a master idiom of family, sexuality, and gender upon which a post-revolutionary national community would turn. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722247
ISBN
9780804722247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Hardback. The essays collected in this volume attest to a renewal of philosophical interest in how bodies think and how thought is embodied, a philosophy that has been deeply influenced by literature, the arts, and psychoanalysis. Editor(s): MacCannell, Juliet; Zakarin, Laura. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723060
ISBN
9780804723060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.91

Hardback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724401
ISBN
9780804724401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.74

Hardback. This book brings together material on headhunting from several Southeast Asia societies, examines its cultural contexts, and relates them to colonial history, violence, and ritual. Editor(s): Hoskins, Janet. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26 half-tones, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725743
ISBN
9780804725743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.81

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