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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

€ 45.05

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

€ 105.07

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

€ 73.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446295830
ISBN
9781446295830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

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
€ 42.18

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

€ 21.07

Paperback. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266. A Study of Suicide. 320 pages. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 218.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747559054
ISBN
9780747559054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Explores the need for political science to pay more attention to complex interactions involvingpolitically relevant groups. Distinguished contributors report on data from around the world and at different levels of political decision making from 'below the radar' in local communities to global negations at the World Trade Organization." Editor(s): Halpin, D.; Jordan, G. Series: Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329618
ISBN
9781349329618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

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
€ 28.00

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
€ 25.06

hardcover. In The Science of Human Diversity, Richard Lynn gives an account of the research sponsored by the Pioneer Fund of New York. The Fund was established in 1937 by the textile millionaire Wickliffe Draper to support research in genetics, heredity and eugenics. Num Pages: 648 pages, ports. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 39. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761820406
ISBN
9780761820406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.58

paperback. Editor(s): Boulloche, Andre. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1976
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349030729
ISBN
9781349030729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardback. Presents an abstract discussion of social science, in a period when science in all forms is under attack, does little to inform the debate on its role and progress. This book undertakes the novel approach of reviewing the journal literature on six different topics by each of the five social sciences. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402073212
ISBN
9781402073212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.27

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

€ 76.64

Paperback. 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: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737876
ISBN
9780804737876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

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
€ 12.68

Paperback. Breaks the silence about the power money holds over family life Internationally known psychologist Cloe Madanes and writer Claudio Madanes present a revolutionary view of the role money plays in families. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFJ; VFV; VSB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787941161
ISBN
9780787941161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

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

€ 52.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349515486
ISBN
9781349515486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Paperback. This book uniquely applies securitization theory to the mass sexual violence atrocities committed during the Bosnia war and the Rwandan genocide. Examining the inherent links between rape, war and global security, Hirschauer analyses the complexities of conflict related sexual violence. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPVH; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349489091
ISBN
9781349489091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

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