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Paperback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630397
- ISBN
- 9780745630397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Hardback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630380
- ISBN
- 9780745630380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. * A robust examination of the role of citizenship * Provides a critique of Blairite and Thatcherite approaches to public, market and private domains * Argues that the public domain is essential to a civilised society . Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629094
- ISBN
- 9780745629094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Paperback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628714
- ISBN
- 9780745628714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628707
- ISBN
- 9780745628707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. * Ulrich Beck, one of the most important and influential contemporary social thinkers, reveals and expands his work in a series of conversations with journalist Johannes Willms. Translator(s): Pollack, Michael. Series: Polity Conversations Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628240
- ISBN
- 9780745628240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. Global Complexity is a path--breaking book, which examines how the ideas of chaos and complexity can help us to analyse global processes. Urry argues that there are major advantages in thinking about global processes in this way. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628172
- ISBN
- 9780745628172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. The concept of a social capitala is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that facilitate individual and collective action. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625485
- ISBN
- 9780745625485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Hardback. * Provides a comprehensive guide to the concept of social capital for students, scholars and policy makers. * This book brings together for the first time, from across a wide range of academic disciplines, the literature examining the different forms and consequences of social capital. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625478
- ISBN
- 9780745625478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.05
€ 85.05
Hardback. * This stimulating new book provides a sophisticated introduction to the key issues in the sociology of death and dying. * Despite widespread interest across the social sciences in these issues of late, most textbooks have been written with the needs of health professionals in mind. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625331
- ISBN
- 9780745625331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625300
- ISBN
- 9780745625300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625225
- ISBN
- 9780745625225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625065
- ISBN
- 9780745625065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Talk and Social Theory will be an essential text for students of sociolinguistics and the analysis of discourse in conversation. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624716
- ISBN
- 9780745624716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. In this major new book, Mary Hamer offers a new perspective on incest, making a link with the scandal of sexual abuse on the part of priests. She places sexual abuse in the context of the whole social order. Hamera s novel and innovative approach challenges the taboo on clear thinking around the subject of incest. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624167
- ISBN
- 9780745624167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
Hardback. In this major new book, Mary Hamer offers a new perspective on incest, making a link with the scandal of sexual abuse on the part of priests. She places sexual abuse in the context of the whole social order. Hamera s novel and innovative approach challenges the taboo on clear thinking around the subject of incest. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624150
- ISBN
- 9780745624150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCY; JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623818
- ISBN
- 9780745623818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Hardback. The updated edition of this classic text introduces a range of techniques for exploring quantitative data. Beginning with an emphasis on descriptive statistics and graphical approaches, it moves on in later chapters to simple strategies for examining the associations between variables using inferential statistics such as chi squared. Num Pages: 305 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622828
- ISBN
- 9780745622828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardback. Friends can help to form the basic structure of our lives but we very often take them for granted. Friends can sometimes be regarded as an oppressive burden when they appear to be greedily demanding too much of us. How to get the balance right is a perennial concern and the subject of much fiction and drama. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622804
- ISBN
- 9780745622804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. A A provocative and intelligent look at the 'myths' used to explain recent changes in the nature of work. A The authors unravel these myths, explain how they have come about, and question their accuracy. In doing so they provide a more accurate picture of employment and the modern workplace. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622712
- ISBN
- 9780745622712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Hardback. This new textbook provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitative research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in all of the social sciences, as well as established researchers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622446
- ISBN
- 9780745622446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622231
- ISBN
- 9780745622231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622224
- ISBN
- 9780745622224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardback. In this provocative and timely new book, Alain Touraine explores the question of how we might live together in a truly globalized world society. Rejecting the seductive metaphor of a global melting pot, Touraine mounts a powerful attack on the idea that we now live together as equals, sharing the same social and cultural values. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622118
- ISBN
- 9780745622118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37