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Sociology
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
€ 58.42
€ 58.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479571
- ISBN
- 9780801479571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48
Steeltown U.S.A.: Work and Memory in Youngstown (Culture America) (Cul...
Linkon, Sherry Lee, Russo, John
Paperback. Exploring conflicting representations of Youngstown across a century of growth, struggle and heartbreaking decline, this study looks at the roles of work and memory. It acts as a cautionary tale about corporate responsibility in an era of globalization. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, 37photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612925
- ISBN
- 9780700612925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610341
- ISBN
- 9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
hardcover. Chronicles the growth and development of the union movement in Major League Baseball and the key role of the press and public opinion in the players' successes and failures in labour-management relations. Swanson focuses on the most turbulent years, 1966 to 1981. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803255234
- ISBN
- 9780803255234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.79
€ 32.99
€ 28.79
paperback. Despite enormous differences in pay among professional athletes, most aspects of their daily lives remain surprisingly constant across sports and income levels. This title provides answers to persistent questions about what it's really like to be an athlete and discusses the filtered image of the athlete that emerges through books and other media. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- UNP - Bison Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232877
- ISBN
- 9780803232877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
The Six Nations of New York: The 1892 United States Extra Census Bulle...
Robert W. . Ed(S): Venables
paperback. Editor(s): Venables, Robert W. Series: Documents in American Social History. Num Pages: 148 pages, 50ill.9M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 277 x 11. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483172
- ISBN
- 9780801483172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.70
€ 21.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478093
- ISBN
- 9780801478093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.88
€ 42.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477270
- ISBN
- 9780801477270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.11
€ 44.11
hardcover. Alienated and violent children and adolescents, desperate and exhausted parents: the destructive effects of unchecked defiant behaviour are obvious. This book examines defiance as an expression of the child's worry for a malfunctioning family and trace a symbolic experiential approach. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583910047
- ISBN
- 9781583910047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.70
€ 160.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476727967
- ISBN
- 9781476727967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
paperback. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines ? from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology ? the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442657687
- ISBN
- 9781442657687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
paperback. Willem H. Vanderburg's Our War on Ourselves explores the type of war we have unleashed on our lives by emphasizing discipline-based processes. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 Tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612617
- ISBN
- 9781442612617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
paperback. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611757
- ISBN
- 9781442611757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Series: Families in Focus. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562216
- ISBN
- 9780813562216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rura...
Winson, Anthony; Leach, Belinda
hardcover. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802035547
- ISBN
- 9780802035547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. The streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest, with creativity, fun, pleasure, and play as its cornerstones. This book examines the historical use and development of 'play', as well looking at the recent ways in which it has infused protest and community building. Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415849197
- ISBN
- 9780415849197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.18
€ 71.18
The Architecture of Illegal Markets: Towards an Economic Sociology of ...
. Ed(S): Beckert, Jens; Dewey, Matias
hardcover. This book makes a contribution to understanding the structure of markets on which such illegal transactions occur. The authors apply the tools of economic sociology to develop conceptual frames allowing to understand the organization of such markets and present case studies that provide insights into the illegal side of the economy. Editor(s): Beckert, Jens; Dewey, Matias. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JKVM; KJC; KJU. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198794974
- ISBN
- 9780198794974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.69
€ 121.69
Paperback. Facilitating Practitioner Research: Developing transformational partnerships addresses the complex dilemmas and issues that arise in practitioner inquiry. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415684422
- ISBN
- 9780415684422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.47
€ 43.99
€ 43.47
Paperback. Editor(s): McKim, Vaughan; Turner, Stephen. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Univ of Notre Dame Pr
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008246
- ISBN
- 9780268008246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. The authors of this book explore in detail the challenges faced by doctoral researchers conducting practitioner research today. As a guide to this often neglected aspect of doctoral research, the authors of this book explore in detail the challenges faced by doctoral researchers conducting practitioner research today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415490221
- ISBN
- 9780415490221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. Years later he returned to find that the village's men had voluntarily destroyed their secret cult which allowed them dominance over women. This study examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, devastating act. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 270 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226819518
- ISBN
- 9780226819518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
paperback. Critics claim that science, including social science, is 'merely a social construction' that fallible humans have created with words and other symbols. This title explains why the edifice of science has robust properties that make it one of the most useful forms of knowledge that humans have ever created, although it is not perfect. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Paradigm Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781594515606
- ISBN
- 9781594515606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. Weaving autoethnography, theoretical exposition, and a close examination of social trends, distinguished scholar Arthur P. Bochner shows how the theoretical paradigms in the human sciences have developed and changed over the past four decades. Editor(s): McCabe, Maryann. Series: Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598740387
- ISBN
- 9781598740387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03