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Paperback. One of the major characteristics of our contemporary culture is a positive, almost banal, view of the transgression and disruption of cultural boundaries. Strangers, migrants and nomads are celebrated in our postmodern world of hybrids and cyborgs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690704
- ISBN
- 9780745690704
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Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. One of the major characteristics of our contemporary culture is a positive, almost banal, view of the transgression and disruption of cultural boundaries. Strangers, migrants and nomads are celebrated in our postmodern world of hybrids and cyborgs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690698
- ISBN
- 9780745690698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. An ethnography of class dynamics and the subject formation of migrant domestic workers. It explores what the migrant domestic workers mean to the families that hire them, to urban economies, to rural provinces such as Anhui, and to the Chinese state. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343042
- ISBN
- 9780822343042
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.79
€ 37.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UPDATED
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878931217
- ISBN
- 9780878931217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive, analytical overview of research on marriage and marital interventions. The unifying theme is the concept of healthy marriage, which promotes the individual well-being of the partners and any offspring, while providing protection against adverse effects of outside stresses. Editor(s): Halford, W. Kim; Markman, Howard J. Series: Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 748 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471955191
- ISBN
- 9780471955191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 370.06
€ 370.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313665
- ISBN
- 9780226313665
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 125 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFF; JFSL; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160. .
- Publisher
- XPat Scriptum Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789055949618
- ISBN
- 9789055949618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.37
€ 27.99
€ 26.37
Hardback. For Better, For Worse explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns under British rule in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769594
- ISBN
- 9780804769594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. For many Egyptians in the early twentieth century, the biggest national problem was a 'marriage crisis' heralded in the press as a devastating rise in the number of middle-class men refraining from marriage. This title explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769600
- ISBN
- 9780804769600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This book is an exploration of how this remarkably efficient and familiar form of gathering operates, in different times and places, and how it comes to be recognised by those who experience or deploy it. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119405894
- ISBN
- 9781119405894
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Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. Engaging with contemporary debates about precarity, unfreedom and socio-legal status, this ground breaking book presents the first evidence of forced labour among displaced migrants who seek refuge in the UK. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFD; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447306900
- ISBN
- 9781447306900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.51
€ 98.51
Hardback. One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining it. In this new book, the leading social theorist Hans Joas explores the nature of values in relation to some of the leading figures of twentieth--century philosophy and social theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621531
- ISBN
- 9780745621531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. Everyday life in contemporary rural China is characterized by an increased sense of moral challenge and uncertainty. This ethnographic study of the village of Zhongba is an attempt to grasp the ethical reflexivity of everyday life in rural China. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 19 ills, 6 figs & tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458902
- ISBN
- 9780857458902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.19
€ 137.19
Hardback. This volume addresses concerns about the impact of current systems for the management of research ethics in the social sciences. Many procedures in place are seen as inappropriate as they were originally designed for use in biomedical research. The content identifies areas of 'common ground', core ethics principles and areas of particular concern. Series: Advances in Research Ethics and Integrity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787141315
- ISBN
- 9781787141315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.46
€ 104.46
Hardback. This book addresses the social and cultural side of events and explores the role events have in fostering change and community development. It examines the transformatory function of events in the context of development studies - as phenomena that can promote and facilitate human development, including social, societal and individual change. Editor(s): Moufakkir, Omar; Pernecky, Tomas. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Ideological, Social and Cultural Aspects of Events
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643526
- ISBN
- 9781780643526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.11
€ 108.11
Hardback. Societies often struggle to address crime and violence within families; as such behaviors are often unreported and even concealed. This multidisciplinary volume of CPFR addresses topics such as: child abuse, spousal violence, incarceration, family life and delinquency, intrafamily violence, and policy-related issues pertaining to family violence. Series Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBK; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602634
- ISBN
- 9781785602634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.43
€ 176.43
Hardback. This volume examines how states and citizens have been able to address globalization in different ways across the Global North and South. Authors examine the state as it forms policies in agro-production, contends with critical constituencies, and rebuilds capacity to act in the popular interest after forty years of neoliberal assault. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785601811
- ISBN
- 9781785601811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.36
€ 149.36
Hardback. Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Editor(s): Prechel, Harland. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478. Series: Research in Political Sociology. 150 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Prechel, Harland. Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551787
- ISBN
- 9781848551787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; HRHP; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023759
- ISBN
- 9780253023759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; HRHP; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023834
- ISBN
- 9780253023834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02