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Paperback. Most women in the West use contraception in order to avoid having children. But in rural sub-saharan Africa many women use it for the opposite reason, to have more children. This study of aging and reproduction makes use of ethnographic and demographic data. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDG; JFSL; JHBD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058528
- ISBN
- 9780226058528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Three renowned contemporary theorists discuss their different perspectives for politics and thought. Series: Radical Thinkers Classic Editions. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JHBA; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844676682
- ISBN
- 9781844676682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.81
€ 19.99
€ 17.81
Hardcover. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the US, the author conducted a study of the claims made about RGTs by religious people from across the political spectrum. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JFMA; JFMG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222653
- ISBN
- 9780226222653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.32€ 53.22
€ 63.32
€ 53.22
Focusing on paternity as a category of family history, Contested Paternity emphasizes the importance of fatherhood, the family, and the law within the greater context of changing attitudes toward parental responsibility. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888328
- ISBN
- 9780801888328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Paperback. Analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. This book argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214071
- ISBN
- 9780520214071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.18
€ 37.99
€ 28.18
Hardcover. Contemporary Sociology is an introductory textbook with angles and arguments. Responding to the need for a different kind of introductory textbook, it provides more focused, in-depth explorations of the most exciting and contemporary aspects of sociology. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661827
- ISBN
- 9780745661827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.96
€ 95.96
Paperback. Contemporary Sociology is an introductory textbook with angles and arguments. Responding to the need for a different kind of introductory textbook, it provides more focused, in-depth explorations of the most exciting and contemporary aspects of sociology. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661834
- ISBN
- 9780745661834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.17
€ 39.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422551
- ISBN
- 9781619422551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.12€ 82.46
€ 119.12
€ 82.46
Hardback. Provides a critical overview of the key themes of this school of thought, which explains how phenomena and ways of thinking develop in their social contexts. This book traces the multiple roots of social constructionism, and shows how it has been used, critiqued, and refined within the social and human sciences. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909249
- ISBN
- 9781439909249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Hardback. This fully revised and updated introduction to political sociology incorporates the burgeoning literature on globalization and shows how contemporary politics is linked to cultural issues, social structure and democratizing social action. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330748
- ISBN
- 9781444330748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.88
€ 119.88
Paperback. This reference defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept. It includes articles on the transborder data flows of personal information, public opinion and legislation on privacy, medical and genetic privacy, and invasiveness in employment procedures. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMH; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405116701
- ISBN
- 9781405116701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.64
€ 49.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594543449
- ISBN
- 9781594543449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.04€ 137.67
€ 202.04
€ 137.67
Hardback. This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119971030
- ISBN
- 9781119971030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.37
€ 77.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429674
- ISBN
- 9781847429674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95
paperback. This book explores diversity and complexity in fathering through psychoanalysis, sociology and psychology and analyses contemporary developments in social policies and welfare practices. Using a feminist perspective, it highlights the opportunities and dangers in contemporary developments for those wishing to advance gender equity. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349873
- ISBN
- 9781861349873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.74
€ 35.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. Elizabeth Anderson David Benatar Lawrence Blum Bernard R. Boxill Thomas Christiano Carl Cohen Elizabeth F. Cohen Gerald Cohen John Corvino John Deigh Anne Fagot-Largeault Rosalind Hursthouse F.M. Kamm Terrance McConnell Howard McGary B.C. Postow Philip L. Editor(s): Thomas, Laurence. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405109109
- ISBN
- 9781405109109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. Introduces readers to key sociological perspectives about modern Chinese society and social change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 colour illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107600799
- ISBN
- 9781107600799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Hardcover. This ethnographic examination of a middle-class group that must re-position itself--schoolteachers in 1990s Russia--depicts the interplay between identity, morality and consumption. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSC; JHBL; JHM; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804700696
- ISBN
- 9780804700696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.54
€ 146.54
Paperback. * A new book by one of the world s leading anthropologists and a leading figure in the study of material culture. * Brings together Miller s key writings on consumption, consumer capitalism and related topics. * The sequel to Miller s highly successful Stuff. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661087
- ISBN
- 9780745661087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Paperback. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625300
- ISBN
- 9780745625300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95