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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
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
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€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
paperback. 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. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429032
- ISBN
- 9781847429032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.91
€ 40.99
€ 37.91
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
€ 95.99
€ 95.99
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€ 44.50
€ 53.99
€ 44.50
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€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
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
€ 131.59
€ 131.59
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
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429070
- ISBN
- 9781847429070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623306
- ISBN
- 9780691623306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Taking another look at what is meant by "policing," Jean-Paul Brodeur offers a comprehensive and novel theory on what policing is, how it has developed, and the various forms it takes. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSW1; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740598
- ISBN
- 9780199740598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.56
€ 133.56
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 14 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226707297
- ISBN
- 9780226707297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. * Lahire is a leading French sociologist who has developed an original theoretical approach that is indebted to Pierre Bourdieu but less deterministic in character. * This book presents the core of his theory of the plural actor . Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646855
- ISBN
- 9780745646855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. * Lahire is a leading French sociologist who has developed an original theoretical approach that is indebted to Pierre Bourdieu but less deterministic in character. * This book presents the core of his theory of the plural actor . Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646848
- ISBN
- 9780745646848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. The Pleasure's All Mine explores the gamut of sexual activity that has been seen as strange, abnormal or deviant over the last 2,000 years. This first comprehensive history of sexual perversion examines an abundance of original sources and shows how, for ordinary people, different kinds of sex have always offered myriad different pleasures. Num Pages: 472 pages, 178 illustrations, 64 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236759
- ISBN
- 9781780236759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.83
€ 26.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. Digital games have become an increasingly pervasive aspect of everyday life as well as an embattled cultural phenomenon in the twenty-first century. This study sketches some of the various trajectories of digital games in modern Western societies, looking at the growth and persistence of the moral panic that accompanies massive public interest. Editor(s): Williams, Dr. J. Patrick; Smith, Jonas Heide. Num Pages: 308 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBS; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786428328
- ISBN
- 9780786428328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.52
€ 47.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFP; JHBK; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760512
- ISBN
- 9780814760512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFP; JHBK; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479866298
- ISBN
- 9781479866298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.39
€ 29.99
€ 29.39
Hardcover. In this bold new book, Linda McClain offers a liberal and feminist theory of the relationships between family life and politics, a topic dominated by conservative thinkers. McClain agrees tha a stable family life is a vital component in forming persons into capable, responsible self-governing citizens. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019102
- ISBN
- 9780674019102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.90€ 106.68
€ 119.90
€ 106.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138818354
- ISBN
- 9781138818354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52