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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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.52
€ 162.52
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Hardback. This book offers the first ethnographic account of working prison managers in England. It explores how globalised changes, in particular managerialism, have intersected with local occupational cultures. The study considers the pressures and expectations upon managers and how these are experienced, understood and negotiated. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JHBL; JKVP1; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137498946
- ISBN
- 9781137498946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback. Explores the dreams and desired futures of workers, farmers and politicians that sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333724
- ISBN
- 9780745333724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardback. Explores the dreams and desired futures of workers, farmers and politicians that sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745333731
- ISBN
- 9780745333731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.91€ 84.39
€ 99.91
€ 84.39
Paperback. A Marxist investigation into the forms of resistance occurring in the UK call centre today Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBL; KJS; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399065
- ISBN
- 9780745399065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.70
€ 21.99
€ 16.70
Living Alone: Globalization, Identity and Belonging (Palgrave MacMilla...
Jamieson, Lynn, Simpson, Roona
Hardcover. Exploring the growing global trend of solo living, this highly original study addresses core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, including individualization and connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271920
- ISBN
- 9780230271920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.55
€ 139.55
Paperback. Exploring the growing global trend of solo living, this highly original study addresses core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, including individualization and connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBK; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322916
- ISBN
- 9781349322916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.30
€ 138.30
Paperback. Offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary theoretical and programmatic issues in the fields of sustainability, culture, communication, development and social change, this book explores the relationship between communication and sustainability from a social change perspective. Editor(s): Servaes, Jan. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB; JHBA; RGL; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460564
- ISBN
- 9781349460564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
paperback. Editor(s): Wehrheim, Jan. Series: Stadt, Raum Und Gesellschaft. Num 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: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531152561
- ISBN
- 9783531152561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.37
€ 84.37
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300908
- ISBN
- 9781447300908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Hardback. On the basis of his new fieldwork done in south Gujarat between 2004 and 2006, Jan Breman critically analyses the historical roots of the ongoing subordination of the rural poor in what has come to be recognised as a booming economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, 1 folded map. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBL; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195685213
- ISBN
- 9780195685213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.01
€ 61.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472472847
- ISBN
- 9781472472847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCX; JHBA; JMS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339082
- ISBN
- 9781349339082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.72
€ 65.72
Hardcover. Jan De Vos's second book on psychologization argues that psychology IS psychologization, a phenomenon traced back from Late-Modernity to the Enlightenment. Engaging with seminal thinkers such La Mettrie, Husserl, Lasch and Agamben, the book teases out the limits of psychoanalysis as a critical tool. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCX; JHBA; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230308466
- ISBN
- 9780230308466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFC; JHBK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965301
- ISBN
- 9781403965301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 48.51
€ 53.36
€ 48.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 125 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP; JHBK; JMC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 125
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137547323
- ISBN
- 9781137547323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.02
€ 77.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927051276
- ISBN
- 9781927051276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.27
€ 32.99
€ 22.27
Hardback. The limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age. Why then have recent centuries been so bloody? The author demonstrates that the aim of decreasing and deterring violence has gone hand in hand with the misleading idea that violence is abnormal and beyond comprehension. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142968
- ISBN
- 9780691142968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17€ 53.97
€ 68.17
€ 53.97
Paperback. This work focuses on children in families, and on what can be learnt from research examining their experiences. It documents demographic changes across several countries, and what research reveals about outcomes for children who experience parental separation and stepfamily formation. Series: Understanding Children's Worlds. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215769
- ISBN
- 9780631215769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Soziologie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810041043
- ISBN
- 9783810041043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.26
€ 72.26