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Sociology & anthropology

Hardcover. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726. Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 352 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JHBS. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight: 722.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558439
ISBN
9781904558439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 54.63

Paperback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FC; DS; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017604
ISBN
9780253017604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Drawing on over 20 years of research on topics ranging from Navajo and Catholic Charismatic ritual healing to the cultural and religious implications of virtual reality in biomedical technology, this text examines questions about human experience and the meaning of being human. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293925
ISBN
9780312293925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Paperback. This book analyzes the evolution of India as a major global economic player and what it takes to succeed in the Indian business environment. Kumar and Sethi describe the Indian political, socio-cultural, and economic environment, exposing the constraints and opportunities that the environment poses for the foreign investor. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2005 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137284525
ISBN
9781137284525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.90

Paperback. Build student understanding with this concept-drive approach to the AQA AS and A-level Sociology specifications. It will help them develop the skills to evaluate theories and research, and the knowledge to master sociological topics. Series: AQA for A Level Sociology. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; JHB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 276 x 213. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471839429
ISBN
9781471839429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138214934
ISBN
9781138214934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJN; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148588
ISBN
9780691148588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781683170
ISBN
9781781683170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. Explains how inequalities, job insecurity and global warming are the logical outcomes of supercapitalism. This work shows that companies, fighting hard to be competitive, have become deeply involved in politics, and how the tools used to temper society's problems - taxation and education - have withered as supercapitalism has burgeoned. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRA0005111
ISBN
9781848310469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features a series of conversations about the past, present, and future of anthropological knowledge and practice. This book focuses on how anthropology understands its subject and how ethnographic research projects are designed and carried out. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343707
ISBN
9780822343707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451022
ISBN
9780226451022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished village of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This is a portrait of the rapid change of Zouping, its environs, and more. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b/w, 7 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289710
ISBN
9780520289710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFMP; JFMX; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479827466
ISBN
9781479827466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. An ethnography on the meaning of virtue amongst the Kallar people of rural southern India, who were considered to be a criminal caste by the British colonizers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 33 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5906 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345312
ISBN
9780822345312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Questions about how humans come to know themselves and their worlds have always been at the heart of anthropology, and are necessarily part of a broader intellectual history. This book brings together anthropologists to discuss how they come to know what they know about the societies they study. Editor(s): Harris, Mark. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453640
ISBN
9781845453640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.29

Paperback. This collection of five essays by on of Germany's most prominent and influential social thinker both links Luhmann s social theory to the question What is modern about modernity? and shows the origins and context of his theory. Translator(s): Whobrey, William. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732352
ISBN
9780804732352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. In this series of lectures, previously unpublished in English, and here translated from a French reconstruction and interpretation by noted scholar Thierry Weil, leading organizational scholar James March uses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132473
ISBN
9781405132473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. Explores how and why consumers around the world leverage a wide range of products, services, and experiences to satisfy their fascination with the British Royal Family brand. This book focuses on the important role the Royal Family continues to play in many people's lives and its ongoing contribution as a pillar of iconic British culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273665
ISBN
9780520273665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. A distinguished international group of scholars traces the history of the social sciences, describes the recent debates surrounding them, and discusses in what ways they can be intelligently restructured in light of this history and the debates. Editor(s): Wallerstein, Immanuel. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727273
ISBN
9780804727273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119151746
ISBN
9781119151746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

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