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Sociology
Paperback. Presents the history of the way class formed in the US. This work offers a look at the invention of whiteness and how the inextricable links between race and class were formed in the seventeenth century and consolidated by custom, social relations, and eventually naturalized by the structures that organize our lives and our work. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399821
- ISBN
- 9781566399821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.23
€ 35.99
€ 33.23
Hardback. Labour markets are a central element of any transition from planned economy to market-oriented system. This groundbreaking book examines the plight of Russian workers and employers during the first decade of post-Soviet reforms, providing the first integrated analysis of such scope and breadth. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHBL; JP; KCF; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509115
- ISBN
- 9780742509115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.64
€ 182.64
Paperback. Labour markets are a central element of any transition from planned economy to market-oriented system. This groundbreaking book examines the plight of Russian workers and employers during the first decade of post-Soviet reforms, providing the first integrated analysis of such scope and breadth. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHBL; JP; KCF; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509122
- ISBN
- 9780742509122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.12
€ 74.12
paperback. In 1950s America, flag waving, martial pomp, and staged ceremony were presented and perceived as America's last best defence against the communist threat. In this volume, Fried explores the often absurd lengths the average citizen in McCarthyite America went to to help shore up patriotism and fend off the threat of the Red Menace. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780195134179
- ISBN
- 9780195134179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.02
€ 24.99
€ 8.02
paperback. Re-interpreting Durkheim's theory of the sacred, this book sets out a theory of the sacred for use across a range of humanities and social science disciplines and draws on contemporary case study material to show how sacred forms-whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise-continue to shape social life in the modern world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; HRCR; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 252 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705215
- ISBN
- 9780198705215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.79
€ 42.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781483381763
- ISBN
- 9781483381763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.93
€ 104.93
Paperback. This Handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of grounded theory, taking into account the many attempts to revise and refine Glaser and Strauss' original formulation. Editor(s): Bryant, Anthony; Charmaz, Kathy C. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849204781
- ISBN
- 9781849204781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.44
€ 73.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446295830
- ISBN
- 9781446295830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. The Handbook for Social Research Methods is a must for every social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in one volume. Editor(s): Brannen, Julia; Bickman, Leonard B.; Alasuutari, Pertti. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 648
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848607309
- ISBN
- 9781848607309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.40
€ 46.99
€ 46.40
Paperback. Presents evidence that the saloon, played an important role in the working-class community life. Focusing on public drinking in Chicago and Boston, this book offers a discussion of the saloon, as a social institution and a locus of the struggle between middle-class notions of privacy and working-class uses of public space. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067815
- ISBN
- 9780252067815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 46.99
€ 42.14
Paperback. This critique of contemporary capitalism established Fromm as one of the most controversial political thinkers of his generation, and was originally published to wide acclaim and even wider disapproval. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415270984
- ISBN
- 9780415270984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.85
€ 19.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Today's unprecedented migration of people around the globe in search of work has had a widespread and troubling result: the separation of families. In this book, the author offers a sophisticated examination of this phenomenon among Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFN; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072388
- ISBN
- 9780226072388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.98
€ 34.99
€ 27.98
Paperback. Calling into question the prevailing narrative of how sociology developed, the author uncovers the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a "scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies and examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored Du Bois' work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 gathered plates, 3 scattered b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286764
- ISBN
- 9780520286764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Defining the demands and expectations that parents place upon their offspring from the very beginning, this book explains how even the youngest can adapt to a role that is expected of them. It demonstrates how parents can transfer problems from their own childhood into this new relationship. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701367
- ISBN
- 9780765701367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardback. This book explores how Arab workers (mainly women) and Jewish managers in the Israeli textile industry negotiate the terms and meanings of factory work. It examines the tension between traditional familial and social roles and the demands of industrial life, as well as the complications created by Arab-Jewish political and military conflict. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JHBA; JHMC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737852
- ISBN
- 9780804737852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.73
€ 166.73
paperback. Offers a glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This book explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847941343
- ISBN
- 9781847941343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.72
€ 16.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. For many women around the world, their greatest risk of HIV infection comes from having sex with the very person with whom they are supposed to have sex: their spouse. This title situates marital HIV risk within an exploration of marital and extramarital sexuality in five diverse settings: Mexico, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK5; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516831
- ISBN
- 9780826516831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.81
€ 51.81
Hardcover. Explores the lives and work of fifteen black labor historians and social scientists as seen through the prisms of gender, class, and time. This biography offers portraits of these seminal figures, following them through their educations, their often groundbreaking work in economic and labor studies, and their invaluable public advocacy. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925509
- ISBN
- 9780813925509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.65
€ 58.65
Hardback. Birth control crusader, feminist, and reformer Margaret Sanger was one of the most controversial and dynamic figures of the twentieth century and one of the great women reformers in history. This title highlights Sanger's quest for the 'magic pill,' the non-barrier method of birth control she had envisioned since the early 1930s. Editor(s): Hajo, Cathy Moran; Katz, Esther. Num Pages: 592 pages, 30 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 41. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033728
- ISBN
- 9780252033728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.74
€ 119.74
Paperback. In work, as in other areas of life, it is not always clear what standards we are being judged by or how our worth is being determined. Drawing on the notion that "perplexing situations" provide opportunities for innovative inquiry, this title argues that the dissonance of diverse principles can lead to discovery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152486
- ISBN
- 9780691152486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731041
- ISBN
- 9780415731041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.48
€ 68.48
Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088917
- ISBN
- 9780674088917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.97
€ 30.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Presents facts about what Americans think and feel about sex, including: more men than women turn down sex because of stress; men are more willing to wait until marriage before copulating than women; 64 per cent of Americans have sex at least once a week; missionary is the preferred position (go figure); and, more. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616084196
- ISBN
- 9781616084196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.94
€ 14.94
Paperback. A book that rigorously interrogates the language of body politics in the context of neo-colonialist domination Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218940
- ISBN
- 9780253218940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.91
€ 25.99
€ 23.91