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Hardcover. The social and cultural changes of the last century have transformed death from an everyday fact to something hidden from view. Shifting between the practical and the theoretical, the professional and the intimate, the real and the fictitious, this collection of essays explores the continued power of death over our lives. Editor(s): Blanco, Jose-Maria; Vidal, Ricarda. Num Pages: 300 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384335
- ISBN
- 9781782384335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.77
€ 161.77
Paperback. "The Poverty of Historicism" is a devastating criticism of the idea that there are fixed laws in history and that human beings are able to predict them. Popper dedicated the book to all those "who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny". Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278461
- ISBN
- 9780415278461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Paperback.
The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641584
- ISBN
- 9780745641584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.50
€ 21.50
Hardback. Considers whether there has been a recent religious resurgence of global dimensions Editor(s): Gorski, Philip S.; Torpey, John; Kim, David Kyuman; VanAntwerpen, Jonathan. Series: Social Science Research Council. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738726
- ISBN
- 9780814738726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. aeo A comprehensive and up--to--date collection from possibly the worlds most prestigious social theory publisher. aeo Contains readings from the leading figures in the field. aeo Designed as an introductory text for students. aeo Contains an introduction and explanatory materials for each main section of the book. Editor(s): Polity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612065
- ISBN
- 9780745612065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.96
€ 34.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226446004
- ISBN
- 9780226446004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.48€ 79.50
€ 95.48
€ 79.50
Paperback. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345307
- ISBN
- 9780820345307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.64
€ 33.64
Hardcover. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345291
- ISBN
- 9780820345291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Paperback. An argument that in the era of globalization, survival-outlasting the uncertainties and threats of a precarious future-has supplanted harmonious coexistence as the primary goal of politics. Translator(s): Kleinman, Julie. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 40 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346074
- ISBN
- 9780822346074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Hardback. A collection of research that serves as an example of aspects of social status, social class, and ideology connected to contemporary questions about who wins in struggles for civic, economic, and individual citizenship. It studies inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation at local, regional, national and transnational levels. Editor(s): Dobratz, Betty A.; Waldner, Lisa K.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307562
- ISBN
- 9780762307562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.45
€ 255.45
Paperback. aeo Discusses a topic of great interest in social science at the moment -- the idea of a risk societya . aeo Is directly relevant to current debates about the BSE crisis and aspects of technological innovations and risk. aeo Contains contributions from some of the leading figures in the debate, notably Ulrich Beck himself. Editor(s): Franklin, Jane. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619255
- ISBN
- 9780745619255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.77
€ 24.77
Paperback. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. 336 pages, 3 illustrations. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight: 452.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131636
- ISBN
- 9780231131636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.48
€ 40.99
€ 29.48
Hardcover. The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. It examines the factors that bring about variations in leave policy, covering fifteen countries in Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420671
- ISBN
- 9781847420671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.32
€ 168.32
Paperback. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009691
- ISBN
- 9780674009691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.66
€ 53.99
€ 44.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JWXR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816521463
- ISBN
- 9780816521463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HRAM2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161303
- ISBN
- 9780691161303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Hardcover. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, the representations of "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. Editor(s): Alayan, Samira; Rohde, Achim; Dhouib, Sarhan. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530. Self and Other in Textbooks and Curricula. 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Alayan, Samira; Rohde, Achim; Dhouib, Sarhan. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, the representations of "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454607
- ISBN
- 9780857454607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.91
€ 161.91
The Political Science Toolbox: A Research Companion to American Govern...
Frantzich, Stephen E.; Ernst, Howard R.
hardcover. This book is designed to serve as a reliable research companion to students of American government as they navigate their undergraduate programs. It is a no-nonsense guide that assists students as they develop research questions, explore the literature, make use of Web-base resources, analyze data, and present findings. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742547612
- ISBN
- 9780742547612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.35
€ 139.35
The Political Science Toolbox. A Research Companion to American Govern...
Frantzich, Stephen E.; Ernst, Howard R.
Paperback. This book is designed to serve as a reliable research companion to students of American government as they navigate their undergraduate programs. It is a no-nonsense guide that assists students as they develop research questions, explore the literature, make use of Web-base resources, analyze data, and present findings. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742547629
- ISBN
- 9780742547629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.91
€ 70.91
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429070
- ISBN
- 9781847429070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.72
€ 178.72