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Sociology
Hardback. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics. Editor(s): Shoven, John B. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 140 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; KCF; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226754727
- ISBN
- 9780226754727
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€ 131.28€ 107.34
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Paperback. Clifford Geertz is the most influential American anthropologist of the past four decades. His writings have defined and given character to the intellectual agenda of a meaning-centered, non-reductive interpretive social science and have provoked much excitement and debate about the nature of human understanding. Editor(s): Shweder, Richard A.; Good, Byron. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756103
- ISBN
- 9780226756103
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€ 32.99€ 26.08
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Hardback. Published in 1918, this title is the author's final work. Composed in the years before his death, it was, according to Simmel, his 'testament', a capstone work of profound metaphysical inquiry intended to formulate his conception of life in its entirety. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757834
- ISBN
- 9780226757834
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€ 95.48€ 78.93
€ 95.48
€ 78.93
Paperback. Gabriel Tarde ranks as one of the most outstanding sociologists of nineteenth-century France, though not as well known by English readers as his peers Comte and Durkheim. This book makes available Tarde's most important work and demonstrates his relevance to a fresh generation of students and thinkers. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789712
- ISBN
- 9780226789712
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.87
€ 43.99
€ 43.87
Hardback. Situating their argument in the context of the Western world's five-hundred-year history of marriage, this work reveals what factors encourage marriage and cohabitation in a society where marriage and the relationships between women and men have changed dramatically. Series: Population and Development Series. Num Pages: 412 pages, 16 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226798660
- ISBN
- 9780226798660
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Condition: New
€ 95.48€ 79.56
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€ 79.56
Paperback. This analysis of post-war middle-class family life draws on interviews with American couples from the 1950s to the 1980s, and examines the relationship between their actual experiences and the images of them portrayed in the popular culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFCA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226886718
- ISBN
- 9780226886718
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. The gypsies of central France, the Manus, do not speak of their dead and burn or discard all the deceased belongings. Patrick Williams argues that this view of death is central to how the Manus see the world and their place in it. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 128 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226899299
- ISBN
- 9780226899299
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBA; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905969
- ISBN
- 9780226905969
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
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Hardback. Each section, program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, begins with a description of the administrative function to which it is devoted, followed by a set of selected research techniques, each illustrated with a hypothetical case and an exercise for the reader in applying the technique. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039444
- ISBN
- 9780231039444
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Condition: New
€ 95.48€ 73.18
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€ 73.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061100
- ISBN
- 9780231061100
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Condition: New
€ 81.16€ 62.68
€ 81.16
€ 62.68
Paperback. Primary sources in the history, philosophy, and religions of South Asia: Volume II focuses on the subcontinent's history from 1498 to 1984, with such topics as the opening of India to the West; Hindu and Muslin social and religious movements; and Pakistan's formation as an Islamic state. Editor(s): Hay, Stephen; De Bary, William Theodore. Series: Introduction to Oriental Civilization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCX; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231064156
- ISBN
- 9780231064156
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Condition: New
€ 50.13€ 39.92
€ 50.13
€ 39.92
Paperback. This study examines the social context and current state of reproductive mediating technologies, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, DNA probes and sterilization. It also explores the impact of this technology on the concepts of family and parenthood. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; MFKC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070171
- ISBN
- 9780231070171
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Hardback. Through the voices of people living with HIV or AIDS, this text explores the ways in which HIV affects personal, family and work relationships. It draws on the experinces of black and white, heterosexual and gay, women and men with or without symtoms who show how they work through everyday life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK; JHBL; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101202
- ISBN
- 9780231101202
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Condition: New
€ 119.35€ 90.70
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Hardback. Reamer demonstrates how case-workers, program directors, and administrators evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, conduct needs assessments, draw on empirically-based literature and findings to inform their practice, and, finally, create and disseminate information for use by other professionals. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102223
- ISBN
- 9780231102223
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Condition: New
€ 95.48€ 73.18
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€ 73.18
Hardback. An exploration of the pig in Judeo-Christian culture and European anti-semitism, this work chronicles its cultural and religious character. The author details the folkloric beliefs still found among both provincial and urban Europeans. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3: 5,. BIC Classification: HRC; JFC; JFSR1; JHBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103664
- ISBN
- 9780231103664
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Condition: New
€ 119.35€ 90.70
€ 119.35
€ 90.70
Hardback. A collection of reflections on all aspects of family life from around the world. The book covers the passage of life, connections within the family, everyday dramas, and issues such as the media, racism, sexism and working mothers. It also contains advice from contemporary experts. Editor(s): Ginsberg, Susan. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103763
- ISBN
- 9780231103763
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Condition: New
€ 95.48€ 73.18
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Hardback. Lewin explores the intersections of kinship, community, morality, and love bound up in same-sex marriage through the experiences of lesbian and gay couples who have sanctified their relationships in commitment ceremonies. Through detailed profiles, Lewin provides the first comprehensive account of lesbian and gay weddings in America. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103923
- ISBN
- 9780231103923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.02€ 80.20
€ 105.02
€ 80.20
Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109147
- ISBN
- 9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35€ 89.98
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Hardback. The author offers practical applications for the social worker and client at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels. Eye-opening case studies are provided for each age group and cover everything from defining problems, identifying the underlying issues causing them, understanding the role of homophobia, and the application of the empowerment perspective. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, diags. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109581
- ISBN
- 9780231109581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35€ 90.70
€ 119.35
€ 90.70
Paperback. Examining how the shared interests of state elites and the middle classes rationalize mistreatment of domestic workers, the author argues that the "premodern" exploitation of migrant domestic workers is at odds with the global expansion of open markets and free trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; JPA; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109871
- ISBN
- 9780231109871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.94
€ 43.99
€ 30.94