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Hardback. We are all modern today. But modernity today is not what it used to be. Over the past few decades, modernity has been radically changed by globalization, individualization, new inequalities, and fundamentalism. A novel way of analysing contemporary societies is needed. This book proposes such an analysis. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642185
- ISBN
- 9780745642185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardback. New ID card systems are proliferating. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos, may be contactless, using a scanner, and above all, may rely on computerized registries of personal information. This book argues that such IDs represent a fresh phase in the long-term attempts of modern states to find stable ways of identifying citizens. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641553
- ISBN
- 9780745641553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641058
- ISBN
- 9780745641058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641041
- ISBN
- 9780745641041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. In this major new study Christian Baudelot and Roger Establet provide a timely and wide-ranging account of the changing nature of suicide in the world today. The suicide rate is soaring in the former Communist bloc, in India and in China, which now has the highest female suicide rate in the world. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640570
- ISBN
- 9780745640570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Hardback. The number of one-person households is rising steeply all over the world and a growing proportion of these 'new singles' are women. It is estimated that one woman in three lives on her own. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JMH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640495
- ISBN
- 9780745640495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. This revised edition of Patrick Baert's widely acclaimed Social Theory in the Twentieth Century , now benefitting from the collaboration of Filipe Carreira da Silva has been brought right up-to-date with cutting-edge developments in social theory today. Num Pages: 330 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639802
- ISBN
- 9780745639802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
Paperback. For more than a decade, Carol Smart has been at the forefront of debates about the sociology of the family. Yet she has become frustrated by the fixation of many commentators with the supposed decline of commitment, and even the decline of the possibility of family life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639178
- ISBN
- 9780745639178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Hardback. For more than a decade, Carol Smart has been at the forefront of debates about the sociology of the family. Yet she has become frustrated by the fixation of many commentators with the supposed decline of commitment, and even the decline of the possibility of family life. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639161
- ISBN
- 9780745639161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. Presents a fresh approach to the topics surrounding the processes and rituals of death and dying in the United States. This book highlights the importance of two key factors in American society which determine who dies and under what circumstances: persistent social inequality and the American consumerist ethic. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639154
- ISBN
- 9780745639154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Hardback. Emphasizes individual experiences and personal reactions to death. This book highlights the importance of two key factors in American society which determine who dies and under what circumstances: persistent social inequality and the American consumerist ethic. It is suitable for upper-level students across the social sciences. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639147
- ISBN
- 9780745639147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forbidden desires, of flesh constrained by taboos and morality. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638751
- ISBN
- 9780745638751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
Paperback. We spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only work by being taken for granted. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638621
- ISBN
- 9780745638621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardback. We spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only work by being taken for granted. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638614
- ISBN
- 9780745638614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Hardback. The second edition of this remarkably lucid text, provides a wide-ranging historical introduction to social theory. The new edition preserves, and further enhances, the book's striking qualities - its clarity, reliability, comprehensiveness and scholarship. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638393
- ISBN
- 9780745638393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. New media, development and globalization are the key terms through which the future is being imagined and performed in governance, development initiatives and public and political discourse. Yet these authoritative terms have arisen within particular cultural and ideological contexts. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638331
- ISBN
- 9780745638331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardback. New media, development and globalization are the key terms through which the future is being imagined and performed in governance, development initiatives and public and political discourse. Yet these authoritative terms have arisen within particular cultural and ideological contexts. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638324
- ISBN
- 9780745638324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Hardback. * Accessible, up-to-date textbook overview of a major discipline in sociology. * Addresses the apparent irrelevance of formal political institutions and practices to people s everyday social life. * Provides tools to assess and rethink the relations between politics and society. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745637556
- ISBN
- 9780745637556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636795
- ISBN
- 9780745636795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others? In this provocative new book, Henrietta Moore asks us to step back and re-examine in a fresh way the interconnections normally labeled 'globalisation'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636450
- ISBN
- 9780745636450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.38
€ 70.38
Paperback. * Introductory book devoted to the life and work of G.H. Mead *Part of the Key Contemporary Thinkers series * Comprehensive account of Mead's work, including the less well known aspects of his work * Useful on a range of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses . Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634586
- ISBN
- 9780745634586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Hardback. * Introductory book devoted to the life and work of G.H. Mead *Part of the Key Contemporary Thinkers series * Comprehensive account of Mead's work, including the less well known aspects of his work * Useful on a range of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses . Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634579
- ISBN
- 9780745634579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. Written by one of criminology's few internationally-recognised figures. Has potential to be a classic, "must-read" text, offering a sweeping overview of anxieties about crime in Europe and the US and the public and political responses to them. Clear linear development through history from the Renaissance to today. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JHB; JKVC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634289
- ISBN
- 9780745634289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardback. In this stimulating and highly original work, Kevin Doogan looks at contemporary social transformation through the lens of the labour market. Major themes of the day -- globalization, technological change and the new economy, the pension and demographic timebombs, flexibility and traditional employment -- are all subject to critical scrutiny. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633244
- ISBN
- 9780745633244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21