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Sociology
Hardback. We all have an opinion as to what constitutes a good life. This book takes the arguments a step further by discussing what makes a good society from a variety of perspectives. It emphasizes the need for individual involvement and the right economic conditions. Citizenship is also central for the emerging globalized society. Editor(s): Greve, Professor Bent. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775028
- ISBN
- 9780333775028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138125490
- ISBN
- 9781138125490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. For every group that is oppressed, one or more other groups are privileged in relation to it. This book argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has been given insufficient attention in both critical theories and in the practices of social change and as a result, dominant groups have been allowed to reinforce their dominance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 51115th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130296
- ISBN
- 9781848130296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Professor Bryan S. Series: Routledge International Handbooks. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSJ2; JHB; JHBA; MBDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138080119
- ISBN
- 9781138080119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardback. Considers how diverse types of communities influence organizations, as well as the associated benefit of developing an accounting for community processes in organizational theory. This title focuses on social proximity and networks that has characterized the work on communities. Editor(s): Marquis, Chris; Lounsbury, Michael; Greenwood, Royston. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 363 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522845
- ISBN
- 9781780522845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.42
€ 153.42
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442256286
- ISBN
- 9781442256286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.26
€ 51.26
Designing Randomised Trials in Health, Education and the Social Scienc...
Professor David J. Torgerson
Paperback. The book focuses on the design of rigorous trials rather than their statistical underpinnings, with chapters on: pragmatic designs; placebo designs; preference approaches; unequal allocation; economics; analytical approaches; randomization methods. It also includes a detailed description of randomization procedures and different trial designs. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537361
- ISBN
- 9780230537361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.75
€ 137.75
Hardback. Food is one of the reasons why travellers enjoy their visits to Italy. Yet, the fascination with Italian cuisine is not all about health or taste. This volume provides an intimate look at how Italians cook, eat and think about food today. Series: Food Culture Around the World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JHBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313327261
- ISBN
- 9780313327261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.70
€ 77.70
Paperback. "An extensively revised second edition of this much admired, no-nonsense guide to educational research"-- Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472534705
- ISBN
- 9781472534705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Paperback.
The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KCL; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664866
- ISBN
- 9780745664866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Paperback. Research about people always makes assumptions about the nature of humans as subjects. This collaboration by a group of feminist researchers looks at subjectivity in relation to researchers, the researched, and audiences, as well as the connections between subjectivity and knowledge. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515628
- ISBN
- 9780742515628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. Offers a look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. This book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time to territorial states and beyond. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184. Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity. 160 pages. Offers a look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. This book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time to territorial states and beyond. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight: 182.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826491695
- ISBN
- 9780826491695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Hardback. Mario Erasmo creatively explores the nexus between classical and contemporary approaches to dying, death and interment. From theme funerals in St Louis to Etruscan sarcophagi, he offers a rich and insightful discussion of finitude across the ages. Series: Ancients and Moderns. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855564
- ISBN
- 9781848855564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.01€ 101.25
€ 113.01
€ 101.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Mandrake United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906958008
- ISBN
- 9781906958008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415684781
- ISBN
- 9780415684781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. Approaching family through the lens of food, this book provides a new perspective on the diversity of contemporary family life, challenging received ideas about the decline of the family meal, the individualization of food choice and the relationship between professional advice on healthy eating and the everyday practices of 'doing family'. Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 307 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223981
- ISBN
- 9780230223981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731041
- ISBN
- 9780415731041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.40
€ 69.40
Hardback. Provides accounts of the transformation of work and employment during the final quarter of the 20th century. This text analyzes both the origins and consequences of these developments and illustrates their impact on society, organizations, individuals and communities. Editor(s): Brown, Professor Richard K. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333678145
- ISBN
- 9780333678145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardback. Michel Foucault's The Archaeology of Knowledge was published in March 1969; Discipline and Punish in February 1975. Although only six years apart, the difference in tone is stark: the former is a methodological treatise, the latter a call to arms. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPCF; HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507252
- ISBN
- 9781509507252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.09
€ 73.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b/w line. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199899654
- ISBN
- 9780199899654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Paperback. Closing the Opportunity Gap offers accessible, research-based essays written by leading experts who highlight the disparities that exist in our public schools for the opportunity to learn instead of test scores and outcomes. Editor(s): Carter, Prudence L.; Welner, Kevin G. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 graphs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199982998
- ISBN
- 9780199982998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
paperback. The turn to biographical methods in social science is invigorating the relationship between policy and practice. This book shows how biographical methods can improve theoretical understanding of professional practice, as well as enrich the development of professionals, and promote more meaningful practitioner - service user relationships. Editor(s): Chamberlayne, Prue; Bornat, Joanna; Apitzsch, Ursula. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344922
- ISBN
- 9781861344922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.37
€ 43.99
€ 41.37
Hardcover. Written by contributors from around the world, The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments is a collection of research, legal, and clinical recommendations that fills a growing need for complex, re-formed families. Editor(s): Pryor, Jan. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470114582
- ISBN
- 9780470114582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.95
€ 141.95
Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643008
- ISBN
- 9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56