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Sociology
Hardcover. Sports figures, events and organisations affect our society in vast, varied and sometimes unexpected ways. This title tackles some of the most compelling connections between the sports world and public policy. It begins by examining issues related to professional sports. It also explores amateur sports and public health. Editor(s): Santo, Charles A.; Mildner, Gerard C.S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; JPQB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736058711
- ISBN
- 9780736058711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.40€ 78.98
€ 82.40
€ 78.98
Paperback. The Snowden Affair, Wikiieaks, the lone wolf terrorist, Hilary Clinton's private email account - the question of the secret is arguably the central element of our contemporary political experience. Organised as a reflection on Jacques Derrida's later writings on secrecy, Charles Barbour looks at the basic ontological question: what is a secret? Series: Incitements. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425001
- ISBN
- 9781474425001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. Offers a critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. This book proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 47116th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702759
- ISBN
- 9780226702759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.73
€ 31.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226414409
- ISBN
- 9780226414409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.58
€ 32.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Proposes a synthetic strategy, based on an application of Boolean algebra, that combines the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative sociology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Introduction
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280038
- ISBN
- 9780520280038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
paperback. In this innovative approach to the practice of social science, Charles Ragin explores the use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitive and qualitative methods. He argues that fuzzy sets allow a far richer dialogue between ideas and evidence in social research than previously possible. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 line drawings, 47 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702773
- ISBN
- 9780226702773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.29
€ 40.99
€ 31.29
Hardcover. Offers a critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. This book proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226702735
- ISBN
- 9780226702735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.81
€ 94.17
€ 77.81
Paperback. Over the years, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. This book features essays that tackle a range of questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms of social knowledge. Editor(s): Camic, Charles; Gross, Neil; Lamont, Michele. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092096
- ISBN
- 9780226092096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.82
€ 42.99
€ 32.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442229464
- ISBN
- 9781442229464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.96
€ 149.96
Paperback. This text provides a system that can be used in the analysis of the predictions that social and behavioural scientists can make from non-experimental and experimental data. It draws on examples from criminology, demography, epidemiology, social psychology and sociology as well as economics. Num Pages: 194 pages, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674442849
- ISBN
- 9780674442849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.63
€ 44.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691625232
- ISBN
- 9780691625232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.08
€ 54.99
€ 39.08
Hardcover. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652122
- ISBN
- 9780691652122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.59€ 146.47
€ 196.59
€ 146.47
Paperback. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (Mono). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119038580
- ISBN
- 9781119038580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.92
€ 46.99
€ 45.92
paperback. Offers a glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This book explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847941343
- ISBN
- 9781847941343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.83
€ 15.99
€ 11.83
Hardcover. This book explores how trust and community are affected by the rapid increase in the scope of communication. Uncertainty of relations generates many destructive reactions, yet it also creates the possibility of a community wider and more diverse than ever before. The book puts these contrasting scenarios in a historical and theoretical context. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708551
- ISBN
- 9780198708551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.02
€ 70.02
Paperback. Extra para for end of O'Leary blurb: Counselling Couples and Families will be invaluable to beginning counsellors as well as to established practitioners wishing to develop their skills as a relational counsellor, whether or not they have experience in either person-centred or couple and family counselling. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN2; MMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761957911
- ISBN
- 9780761957911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.52
€ 56.52
Hardback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628707
- ISBN
- 9780745628707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Paperback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628714
- ISBN
- 9780745628714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.50
€ 25.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPS; JHB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401939
- ISBN
- 9781137401939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.73
€ 124.73
Hardback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360216
- ISBN
- 9780822360216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360377
- ISBN
- 9780822360377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Hardback. This work tackles fundamental questions about personal, political and national identities and their linkage to processes of political and social change. It focuses on the role of stories, both as a means of creating personal identity and as explanations of political tensions and realities. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518810
- ISBN
- 9780742518810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.62
€ 184.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138801561
- ISBN
- 9781138801561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.82
€ 54.99
€ 52.82
Paperback. Focuses on issues related to the direct relationship between the worker and the organization and on his or her task or function. This volume provides a comprehensive update on new issues and studies in this core area. It tackles subjects like safety, occupational stress, workload and absenteeism due to sickness. Editor(s): De Wolff, Charles; Drenth, P. J. D.; Thierry, Henk. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863775239
- ISBN
- 9780863775239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.92
€ 54.99
€ 45.92