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Paperback. Thisbook examines experiences and implications of 'against-the-grain' school choices, where white middle class families choose ordinary and 'low performing' secondary schools for their children.It offersa unique view of identity formation, taking in matters like family history, locality and whiteness." Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHB; JHMC; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308903
- ISBN
- 9781349308903
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Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Paperback. The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child resulted in even greater global awareness of the significance of children's rights and perspectives. The contributors to this book explore the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546398
- ISBN
- 9781349546398
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book explores the interface between modernity and tradition in selected societies in Taiwan, mainland China and Vietnam. The chapters question to what extent traditions are themselves exploiting modernity in creative ways, in the interests of their own further developments. Editor(s): Wilkerson, James; Parkin, Robert. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 ills, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; 1FPCW; JFC; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476. the Interface of Tradition and Modernity in East Asia. 284 pages, 18 ills, 23 tables. Editor(s): Wilkerson, James; Parkin, Robert. This book explores the interface between modernity and tradition in selected societies in Taiwan, mainland China and Vietnam. The chapters question to what extent traditions are themselves exploiting modernity in creative ways, in the interests of their own further developments. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; 1FPCW; JFC; JHBT. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455680
- ISBN
- 9780857455680
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Condition: New
€ 162.49
€ 162.49
Hardcover. Presents a bouquet of shaded contour maps to suggest the broad potential of their use in population studies. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 98 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 98
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778383389
- ISBN
- 9788778383389
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardcover. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Southern Denmark
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384669
- ISBN
- 9788778384669
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Hardcover. Jane Austen wrote when sociology was being established as the new discipline to understand social issues such as urbanization and industrialization. Drawing on landmark sociologists such as Durkheim and Bourdieu, this study argues that the novels of Austen were heavily influenced by these early developments in sociology. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137496010
- ISBN
- 9781137496010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 40 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HPN; JFC; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151580
- ISBN
- 9780231151580
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Condition: New
€ 73.72€ 57.47
€ 73.72
€ 57.47
Hardback. Bringing together scholarship from across the social sciences and humanities, this handbook critically examines the relationship between society and outer space, exploring the history, present and future of outer space and the place of humans within it. Editor(s): Dickens, Peter; Ormrod, James S. Num Pages: 528 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363510
- ISBN
- 9781137363510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.51
€ 318.51
Hardcover. It is sometimes assumed that fantasizing stands in contrast to activism. This book, however, argues that fantasy plays a central role in social movements. Drawing on psychoanalysis and psychosocial theories, Fantasy and Social Movements examines the relationships between fantasy, reality, action, the unconscious and the collective. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMAF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348166
- ISBN
- 9781137348166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Hardback. Facing ecological data sets of unprecedented size and complexity, environmental scientists are struggling to understand and exploit powerful statistical tools for making sense of ecological processes. This work introduces them to these methods in modeling and computation. It also describes how complexity can motivate a shift to Bayesian methods. Num Pages: 632 pages, 163 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 210 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121789
- ISBN
- 9780691121789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Ormrod, James S. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137569905
- ISBN
- 9781137569905
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Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardcover. Soviet and Western sociologists present results of recent sociological surveys and analyze important social issues against the background of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Editor(s): Riordan, James. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JHBC; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333569665
- ISBN
- 9780333569665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFMA; JHB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640815
- ISBN
- 9780691640815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.40
€ 249.40
Paperback. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442616059
- ISBN
- 9781442616059
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.74
€ 51.99
€ 49.74
Paperback. Makes the provocative claim that queer theory has run its course, made obsolete by the elaboration of its own logic within capitalism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; JMAF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333786
- ISBN
- 9780745333786
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.66
€ 36.99
€ 24.66
Hardback. Editor(s): McHale, James P.; Lindahl, Kristin M. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433809910
- ISBN
- 9781433809910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 64.47
€ 65.40
€ 64.47
Paperback. The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Editor(s): Young, James O.; Brunk, Conrad G. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350838
- ISBN
- 9781444350838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
Paperback. Has globalization the phenomenon outgrown 'globalization' the concept? This book presents a work of vision that addresses the dizzying anxieties of the post-Cold War, post-September 11 world. It analyses just how complex these profound global changes have become. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095240
- ISBN
- 9780691095240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Paperback. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349576678
- ISBN
- 9781349576678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Every day around the world there are dozens of protests both large and small. Most groups engage the local police, some get media attention, and a few are successful. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745655161
- ISBN
- 9780745655161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback.
Every day around the world there are dozens of protests both large and small. Most groups engage the local police, some get media attention, and a few are successful. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745655178
- ISBN
- 9780745655178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Stockton, Will; Bromley, James M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLC1; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680771
- ISBN
- 9780816680771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States and are now being adopted in countries around the world. This book finds that while importers often see themselves as adapting the American courts to suit local conditions, they may actually be taking in more aspects of American law and culture than they realize. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBT; LAM; LAQ; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150147
- ISBN
- 9780691150147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Based on 60 in-depth interviews with a diverse group of straight men and women, this title explores how straight Americans make sense of their sexual and gendered selves in this new landscape, particularly with an understanding of how race does and does not play a role in these conceptions. Num Pages: 305 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814764596
- ISBN
- 9780814764596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02