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Paperback. Including original essays by leading scholars, this companion to the major contemporary social theorists covers the life and work of 13 major theorists such as Elias, Baudrillard, Habermas, Butler, Giddens and Bourdieu. Bibliographies of the theorists' works are included. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405105958
ISBN
9781405105958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.85

Hardback. A survey of classical and contemporary social theory that focuses on the thinkers themselves. It examines the life and work of 25 major theorists, discussing the social and intellectual context of their writings and offering an analysis of the impact of their work over time. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 752 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; GBC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207108
ISBN
9780631207108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.21

Paperback. aeo 18 essays by leading contemporary theorists examining post--classical modern social and cultural theory covering a wide range of key debates in the context of both macro and micro theory. aeo Thematic coverage that examines the work of the major theorists and also looks at recent trends in scholarship. Editor(s): Turner, Professor Bryan S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213666
ISBN
9780631213666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.85

Hardback. Shows why studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life, across the globe. This book includes coverage of social inequality, parenting practices, children's work, the changing patterns of citizenship, and multi-cultural families. Editor(s): Scott, Jacqueline; Treas, Judith; Richards, Martin. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 624 pages, 42. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631221586
ISBN
9780631221586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.97

Paperback. Tackling issues relevant to family life today, thisauthoritative Companion shows why studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life, across the globe. Contains original essays by expert contributors on a wide range of topics relating to the sociology of families. Editor(s): Scott, Jacqueline; Treas, Judith; Richards, Martin. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175630
ISBN
9781405175630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Paperback. This encyclopaedia introduces the major issues and debates in British social policy. Although the focus is on Britain, entries also cover major international concepts and comparative study. The book features larger entries on key debates and short definitions for minor terms. Editor(s): Alcock, Pete; Erskine, Angus; May, Margaret. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218470
ISBN
9780631218470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. * Breaks new ground by including key new areas of inquiry in the social sciences: cognitive science, feminist philosophy, evolutionary accounts of social life, rational choice theory, and causal modeling. * Presents a state--of--the--art guide to the hottest philosophical issues in the social sciences. Editor(s): Turner, Stephen P.; Roth, Paul A. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215387
ISBN
9780631215387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the major developments, debates, and schools of thought in social theory today. The book covers 20th-century social theory stretching from critical theory, structuralism and psychoanalysis to feminism, post-structuralism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Elliott, Anthony. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206491
ISBN
9780631206491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.52

Paperback. Selections from the best-known intellectuals and researchers in social theory around the globe. Includes discussion of not only traditional aspects of social theory, but also recent controversies surrounding such topics as self, identity and subjectivity; race, multiculturalism; modernism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Elliott, Anthony. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206507
ISBN
9780631206507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Hardback. A history of perceptions of the blind and of their integration or lack thereof in French society, this book introduces us to a host of fictional and real individuals and paints a moving picture of their advances and disappointments, concluding with the triumphant invention of Louis Braille. Translator(s): Cohen, Emily-Jane. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757683
ISBN
9780804757683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Hardback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651231
ISBN
9780745651231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651248
ISBN
9780745651248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

hardcover. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
20th -20th Anniversary ed.
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144063
ISBN
9780231144063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.21

Paperback. Third edition of Bryan Turner's seminal text on the body and social theory. One of the biggest authors in the field today. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412929875
ISBN
9781412929875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.02

Paperback. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. 568 pages, illustrations. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight: 740.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144070
ISBN
9780231144070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.31

Paperback. Offers a look at the emergence of the study of the body. From prenatal genetic testing and 'manscaping' to televideo cybersex and the 'meth economy', this work digs into contemporary lifestyles and events to cover key concepts and theories about the body. Editor(s): Kosut, Mary E.; Moore, Lisa. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795668
ISBN
9780814795668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

mass_market. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241251355
ISBN
9780241251355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. This book addresses the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191843
ISBN
9780141191843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardcover. Series: Studies in Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969910
ISBN
9781403969910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Paperback. New English translation of Llull's classic and significant text, restoring the nuances of the original. Translator(s): Fallows, Noel. Num Pages: 120 pages, 11, 11 colour illustrations, 11 colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838494
ISBN
9781843838494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906866
ISBN
9781439906866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Exploring the limits of and contradictions of transitional justice Editor(s): Balibar, Etienne; Mezzadra, Sandro; Samaddar, Ranabir. Series: Politics, History, & Social Change. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906859
ISBN
9781439906859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.44

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640181
ISBN
9780691640181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.78
€ 93.78

Paperback. Series: British Museum Little Book of.. S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 110 x 7. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150291
ISBN
9780714150291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

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