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Sociology
Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066823
- ISBN
- 9780674066823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Paperback. In the planned city of Islamabad, order and disorder are produced through the ceaseless inscription and circulation of millions of paper artifacts among bureaucrats, politicians, and property owners. What are the implications of such paper mediation of relationships among people, things, places, and purposes? This book explores this question. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JHB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272156
- ISBN
- 9780520272156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164373
- ISBN
- 9780691164373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Hardcover. This book examines the role governments play in managing policy challenges such as religion, romance, gender relations, same-sex marriages and privacy protection in response to social changes in marriage. Elizabeth van Acker asks whether governments can or should intervene in this personal sphere. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003378
- ISBN
- 9780230003378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.27
€ 64.27
Paperback. Now, there is a grace-based solution from Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries. Grace-Based Parenting is a refreshing new book divided into two parts: the needs we are trying to meet in our children and the delivery system for how we meet them. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV9; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Word Publishing,US United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849905483
- ISBN
- 9780849905483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.97
€ 19.99
€ 17.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Michael; Holmes, Leonard. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JNM; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137571670
- ISBN
- 9781137571670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.77
€ 189.77
perfect. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF; JHB; TJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531125459
- ISBN
- 9783531125459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.32
€ 80.32
Paperback. Younger and hipper than ever before, twenty-first-century randmas are savvy enough to realize that after all the work they put into their own kids, they can now kick back and just have fun grandmothering. In this book, the author picks up where her husband left off, with humorous anecdotes about the joys and occasional pitfalls of being a grandma. Illustrator(s): Wallenta, Adam. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628737738
- ISBN
- 9781628737738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.49
€ 11.49
Paperback. Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. This book provides a perspective on a phenomenon faced by millions of women in America. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729472
- ISBN
- 9780814729472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. This book provides a perspective on a phenomenon faced by millions of women in America. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729236
- ISBN
- 9780814729236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardback. This guide aims to help men and women of all ages and backgrounds develop a more rewarding bond with their children's children. Dr. Westheimer shows grandparents how to take advantage of their position to help enrich their own lives as well as the lives of their grandchildren. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566. DJ is a little shelf worn but the book itself is like new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd New York
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRS0003967
- ISBN
- 9780415919487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do they have a special place in family life that ought to be recognised in law? Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344984
- ISBN
- 9781861344984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Hardback. Grassroots memorials have become major areas of focus during times of trauma, danger, and social unrest. These improvised memorial assemblages continue to display new and more dynamic ways of representing collective and individual identities and in doing so reveal the steps that shape the national memories of those who struggle to come to terms.. Editor(s): Margry, Peter Jan; Sanchez Carretero, Cristina. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451897
- ISBN
- 9780857451897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.37
€ 167.37
Paperback. The author covers all the common questions that children ask about adoption and provides sensitive, candid answers in a way that children will be able to understand and relate to. Each chapter is devoted to a particular issue, such as why a child is adopted, who chose the child's first name and what happens when the child grows up. Num Pages: 112 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106715
- ISBN
- 9781843106715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.01
€ 17.01
Hardback. Series: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice. Num Pages: 263 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319177793
- ISBN
- 9783319177793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511702
- ISBN
- 9780226511702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Great Minds revisits key social thinkers that have made significant, distinctive, and controversial contributions to the development of modern social theory. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804772136
- ISBN
- 9780804772136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.83
€ 122.83
paperback. Great Minds revisits key social thinkers that have made significant, distinctive, and controversial contributions to the development of modern social theory. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804772143
- ISBN
- 9780804772143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Shattering the tired old cliches about older people, Great Myths of Aging utilizes current research to explore the myths, generalizations, and anti-aging stereotypes associated with the elderly. Series: Great Myths of Psychology. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118521472
- ISBN
- 9781118521472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.23
€ 30.99
€ 23.23
Hardcover. Shattering the tired old cliches about older people, Great Myths of Aging utilizes current research to explore the myths, generalizations, and anti-aging stereotypes associated with the elderly. Series: Great Myths of Psychology. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118521458
- ISBN
- 9781118521458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.26€ 75.51
€ 90.26
€ 75.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, Third edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543658
- ISBN
- 9780913543658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.07
€ 32.99
€ 29.07
Hardback. This book looks at how American rap/metal has engaged with America's defining role in the world after the Cold War. It offers a highly original approach in relating rap/metal to critical theories of economy and culture and introduces a new method of cultural analysis based on theories of negativity and expenditure. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719074639
- ISBN
- 9780719074639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.48
€ 149.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 45 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 119 x 6. Weight in Grams: 60.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323798
- ISBN
- 9781908323798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.42
€ 10.99
€ 9.42
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441158895
- ISBN
- 9781441158895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.02€ 178.26
€ 202.02
€ 178.26