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Hardcover. * A pathbreaking new book by one of the world s leading sociologists * The book is a study of the rise of detective novels and spy novels in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Boltanski shows that these genres tell us something important about the nature of modern societies and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664040
- ISBN
- 9780745664040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.58
€ 78.58
Hardcover. Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro, video cameras are a familiar and accepted sight in public places. Series: Conversations. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662824
- ISBN
- 9780745662824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. This title examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in US during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662657
- ISBN
- 9780745662657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardcover. Shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. This title examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in US during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662640
- ISBN
- 9780745662640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. In this groundbreaking book, sociologist Andrew Perrin shows that rules and institutions, while important, are not the core of democracy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662336
- ISBN
- 9780745662336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardcover. The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty-first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social implications of those practices. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662282
- ISBN
- 9780745662282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.79
€ 82.79
Hardcover. Contemporary Sociology is an introductory textbook with angles and arguments. Responding to the need for a different kind of introductory textbook, it provides more focused, in-depth explorations of the most exciting and contemporary aspects of sociology. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661827
- ISBN
- 9780745661827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Love and family life in the global age: grandparents in Salonika and their grandson in London speak together every evening via Skype. A U.S. citizen and her Swiss husband fret over large telephone bills and high travel costs. A European couple can finally have a baby with the help of an Indian surrogate mother. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661810
- ISBN
- 9780745661810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardcover. * This is an engaging new book from one of the most influential and widely read sociologists in the world today. * Bauman, in conversation with Riccardo Mazzeo, reflects on nature and role of education and on the predicament of young people in our contemporary, liquid-modern world. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661551
- ISBN
- 9780745661551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardcover. * A new book by the award-winnning sociologist Eva Illouz on modern love. * Sets out to explain why love is such a painful experience for many people - why we invest so much in the search for love and why it so often disappoints us. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661520
- ISBN
- 9780745661520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardcover. The second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It provides an easy-to-follow, jargon-free introduction to sociology for social work students, with crucial links to practice across a comprehensive range of topics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660325
- ISBN
- 9780745660325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.98
€ 85.98
Paperback. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660097
- ISBN
- 9780745660097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardcover. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660080
- ISBN
- 9780745660080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardcover. Bruno Latour s long term project is to compare the felicity and infelicity conditions of the different values dearest to the heart of those who have never been modern . According to him, this is the only way to develop an anthropology of the Moderns. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660066
- ISBN
- 9780745660066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. * This is an engaging new book from one of the most influential and widely read sociologists in the world today. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745655703
- ISBN
- 9780745655703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to belong to a group or community - from peer groups and local communities to ethnic groups and nations - is a pervasive and enduring feature of modern social life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745655079
- ISBN
- 9780745655079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardcover. It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat Guibernau argues that the need to belong to a group or community - from peer groups and local communities to ethnic groups and nations - is a pervasive and enduring feature of modern social life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745655062
- ISBN
- 9780745655062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardcover. * New edition of a popular and highly readable examination of debates surrounding identity. * Shows how identity is part of the fabric of society, and integral to social relations - critical to how we understand the social world. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654157
- ISBN
- 9780745654157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. * A major new book on the present-day forms of evil D terrorism, violence, racism and hatred. * Rather than treating evil as a supernatural force or a religious issue, Wieviorka analyses it from a sociological point of view, showing how these various forms of evil are constituted in day-to-day life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653938
- ISBN
- 9780745653938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. * A major new book on the present-day forms of evil D terrorism, violence, racism and hatred. * Rather than treating evil as a supernatural force or a religious issue, Wieviorka analyses it from a sociological point of view, showing how these various forms of evil are constituted in day-to-day life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653921
- ISBN
- 9780745653921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Dispossession describes the condition of those who have lost land, citizenship, property, and a broader belonging to the world. This thought-provoking book seeks to elaborate our understanding of dispossession outside of the conventional logic of possession, a hallmark of capitalism, liberalism, and humanism. Series: Conversations. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653808
- ISBN
- 9780745653808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. In this timely book, Cedric de Leon examines the ways in which social scientists and other observers have imagined the relationship between parties and society. He introduces and critiques the full range of approaches, using enlivening comparative examples from across the globe. Series: Polity Political Sociology Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653693
- ISBN
- 9780745653693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. In this timely book, Cedric de Leon examines the ways in which social scientists and other observers have imagined the relationship between parties and society. He introduces and critiques the full range of approaches, using enlivening comparative examples from across the globe. Series: Polity Political Sociology Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653686
- ISBN
- 9780745653686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback.
Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653679
- ISBN
- 9780745653679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81