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Sociology
Hardback. This text looks at how sociological concepts that were first "invented" to social inequality in Europe were also used to explain inequality in the United States. This book challenges classical approaches to social stratification to reconcile contradictory elements of social freedom found in the US. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918104
- ISBN
- 9780333918104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardback. This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenization of desire and ownership and use of 'body' and 'sexual ethics'. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKV; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522107
- ISBN
- 9780230522107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625294
- ISBN
- 9780745625294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653464
- ISBN
- 9780745653464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625300
- ISBN
- 9780745625300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 459 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 459
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823331
- ISBN
- 9781933823331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.44
€ 44.99
€ 32.44
Paperback / so. Series: Konstruktionen Von Normalitat. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663128182
- ISBN
- 9783663128182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitatsverlag United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783835060722
- ISBN
- 9783835060722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Paperback. Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents, the authors present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation. This book provides an in-depth account of how children are actively involved in the process of divorce and how they shape that experience. Num Pages: 240 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101031
- ISBN
- 9781843101031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. An examination of the family unit in Italy, including coverage of topics such as abortion, working mothers, and the influence of the Catholic church on family life. Other titles in the series from which this book is taken include "On Law and Ideology" and "Poetry and Narrative in Performance". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426784
- ISBN
- 9780333426784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Paperback. Special EURO 10,- discount for our ABG readers: now EURO 24,50 instead of EURO 34,50 Performing the Past is an investigation of the multiple social and culture practices through which Europeans have negotiated the space between their history and their memory over the past 200 years. In museums, in op Num Pages: 368 pages, 49 black and white 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089642059
- ISBN
- 9789089642059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.57
€ 80.57
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842352673
- ISBN
- 9780842352673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.30
€ 25.99
€ 25.30
Paperback / so. Series: Organization & Public Management. Num Pages: 279 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531165134
- ISBN
- 9783531165134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.15
€ 61.15
Paperback. The first book in a psychology trilogy, this study examines the processes that take place in attachment and separation and shows how experimental studies of children reveal a recognizable behaviour pattern which is confirmed by discoveries in the biological sciences. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JHBK; JM; JMC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712674713
- ISBN
- 9780712674713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Warum nicht gleich?: Wie die Medien mit Frauen in der Politik umgehen ...
Dr Christina Holtz-Bacha (Ed.)
Paperback. Editor(s): Holtz-Bacha, Dr Christina (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Germany); Konig-Reiling, Nina. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531153575
- ISBN
- 9783531153575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. The critical role of food in contemporary policy, in the UK, Europe and internationally, is explored in a comprehensive and readable account of current issues, including food rights, patenting, safety, aid, choice and poverty. * This landmark collection explores the critical role of food in contemporary national and international policy. Editor(s): Dowler, Elizabeth; Finer, Catherine Jones. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112451
- ISBN
- 9781405112451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. The 1990 United States Census was the most exhaustive in history. This book is dedicated to the needs of the local census data users. It provides an introduction to the data and teaches useful methods of analysis, focusing on four major themes: mastering access to a range of census data, measuring changes over time, comparing places, and more. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780125123082
- ISBN
- 9780125123082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Paperback. Uncovering the verbal and nonverbal patterns in the bearing of news on everyday conversations, as well as hospitals and other settings, Maynard shows how people give and receive good or bad news, how they come to realize the news and share it with others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones, 2 charts, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511955
- ISBN
- 9780226511955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Exploring the links between class identity and vacationing, the text looks at the popularity of France's health resorts in the 19th century. It shows how spas were promoted as an ordered equivalent to the busy lives of the bourgeoisie, and this premier vacation made and was made by the bourgeoisie. Num Pages: 228 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500751
- ISBN
- 9780226500751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. * New introductory text on communication in marriages and other long-term romantic relationships. * Covers key topics such as communication across the lifespan, communication and intimacy and conflict. * Written as a textbook but also draws on the author s experience as a marriage counsellor. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 212 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647906
- ISBN
- 9780745647906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08