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Sociology
Paperback. A provocative meditation on how "Metis" has come to signify an ever-expanding racial category rather than an indigenous people with a shared sense of history and culture. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHB; JPH; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827225
- ISBN
- 9780774827225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.12
€ 34.12
Paperback. A lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826129
- ISBN
- 9780774826129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. Highlights the problematic nature of mainstream perspectives, and the growing need to reaffirm how the specific kind of critique the early Frankfurt School theorists advocated is not less, but far more important today. This book also includes chapters that offer a broad and diverse look at social science and critical theory. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Serial
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314836
- ISBN
- 9780762314836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
Hardcover. Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Combining important insights from sociology and psychology, the book presents the concept's theoretical underpinnings in an accessible style, supported by real-life examples. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745697925
- ISBN
- 9780745697925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Hardcover. Social semiotics reveals language's social meaning its structures, processes, conditions and effects in all social contexts, across all media and modes of discourse. This important new book uses social semiotics as a one-stop shop to analyse language and social meaning, enhancing linguistics with a sociological imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; GTE; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696201
- ISBN
- 9780745696201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. In this engaging dialogue, Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, and Stanislaw Obirek, theologian and cultural historian, explore the place of spirituality and religion in the world today and in the everyday lives of individuals. Translator(s): Bartoszynska, Katarzyna. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745695693
- ISBN
- 9780745695693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.12
€ 22.12
Hardcover. In this engaging dialogue, Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, and Stanislaw Obirek, theologian and cultural historian, explore the place of spirituality and religion in the world today and in the everyday lives of individuals. Translator(s): Bartoszynska, Katarzyna. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745695686
- ISBN
- 9780745695686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691008
- ISBN
- 9780745691008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.98
€ 21.98
Hardcover. China is home to a fifth of the world's inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745688633
- ISBN
- 9780745688633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. The family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685540
- ISBN
- 9780745685540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover.
In the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that "Google intends to develop an automated car", "the U.S. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745684833
- ISBN
- 9780745684833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. This new book introduces readers to the contributions of different sciences from economics to psychology that seek to shed light on how we make choices in our day-to-day lives Harper and his co-authors show that the Internet is transforming what we choose and how we choose. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745683874
- ISBN
- 9780745683874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardcover. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679587
- ISBN
- 9780745679587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.61
€ 52.99
€ 52.61
Paperback. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671758
- ISBN
- 9780745671758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Hardcover. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671741
- ISBN
- 9780745671741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the day, is the use of sociology. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671246
- ISBN
- 9780745671246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Hardcover. * Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of out time. * Renowned sociologist, Zygmunt Bauman, reflects upon the startling and worrying facts of social inequality of which we have become so conscious in the last decade. Num Pages: 110 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671086
- ISBN
- 9780745671086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37
€ 53.37
Hardcover. How are we to live with the wide varieties of sexuality and gender found across the rapidly changing global order? Whilst some countries have legislated in favour of same-sex marriage and the United Nations makes declarations about gender and sexual equality, many countries across the world employ punitive responses to such differences. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 51. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670997
- ISBN
- 9780745670997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. This book provides an interpretation of one of the key aspects of Max Weber s work: the relationship between his political and sociological writings. Num Pages: 66 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670966
- ISBN
- 9780745670966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.51
€ 19.51
Paperback. Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world. Series: Social Movements. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JHB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670607
- ISBN
- 9780745670607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74